Caerulein precursor fragment (CPF) peptides from the skin secretions of Xenopus laevis and Silurana epitropicalis are potent insulin-releasing agents.

Srinivasan, Dinesh

Caerulein precursor fragment (CPF) peptides from the skin secretions of Xenopus laevis and Silurana epitropicalis are potent insulin-releasing agents. [electronic resource] - Biochimie Feb 2013 - 429-35 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1638-6183

10.1016/j.biochi.2012.10.026 doi


Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Calcium--metabolism
Cell Line
Ceruletide--isolation & purification
Hypoglycemic Agents--isolation & purification
Insulin--agonists
Insulin Secretion
Insulin-Secreting Cells--cytology
L-Lactate Dehydrogenase--analysis
Magainins--isolation & purification
Molecular Sequence Data
Peptide Fragments--isolation & purification
Peptides--isolation & purification
Pipidae--metabolism
Protein Precursors--isolation & purification
Rats
Skin--chemistry
Structure-Activity Relationship
Xenopus Proteins--isolation & purification
Xenopus laevis--metabolism