Data · dataset · 2026
Identification and bioactivity evaluation of an amphibian skin Bowman-Birk-like trypsin inhibitor from Hylarana nigrovittata
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As a result of fighting fungal and microbial infections in their living environment, granular glands of amphibian skin can produce various compounds, especially peptides and proteins, which are useful for preventing bacterial and fungal infections.
Description
Among these bioactive compounds, serine protease inhibitors have been found in amphibian skin. Serine proteases are a large family of conserved, proteolytic enzymes.
They play a role in many bodily functions and some are digestive enzymes. Protease action can be controlled by protease inhibitors, therefore protease inhibitors also get involved in regulating numerical physiological problems and are considered as a treatment of human diseases. In this study, a novel peptide (SALVGCWTKSIPPKPCF) of the Bowman-Birk inhibitor family, was found in the skin secretion of Hylarana nigrovittata, and was named QUB-1832.
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Its biosynthetic precursor-encoding cDNA was cloned by using a ‘shotgun’ cloning technique to deduce its primary structure. Thereafter, a corresponding synthetic replicate was synthesized by solid-phase Fmoc chemistry. Through a series of experiments, QUB-1832 was found to display inhibition activity against trypsin and anticancer activity against lung cancer cell (H23) and prostate cancer cell (PC-3), along with a negligible haemolytic effect.
However, QUB-1832 was found to have no antimicrobial activity, therefore, in further study, QUB-1832 can be modified to achieve multifunctional peptides with antimicrobial activity.<br><br><i>Thesis embargoed until 31st October 2024 </i><br>
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Where it is published
- DOI doi.org/10.17034/32628249.v1 ↗
DOI / persistent id · from rdr ucl ac uk
Catalogue records · 1
- OAI-PMH record api.figshare.com/v2/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_dc&identifier=oai%3Af… ↗
metadata API · from rdr ucl ac uk
Topics
- From keywords
- Earth & Environmental Science
- Inferred from text
- Cancer 75%
Provenance · 1 source records, 6 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCL Research Data Repository | oai:figshare.com:article/32628249 | 10 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| concepts[disease].local:disease:cancer | enrichment · rdr ucl ac uk | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (75%) |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · rdr ucl ac uk | connector:rdr_ucl_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · rdr ucl ac uk | connector:rdr_ucl_ac_uk@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/description |
| license_text | source · rdr ucl ac uk | connector:rdr_ucl_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · rdr ucl ac uk | connector:rdr_ucl_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · rdr ucl ac uk | connector:rdr_ucl_ac_uk@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/title |