Open AccessBroad-spectrum Antimicrobial Activity of Purified Hemocyanin Subunit IIIA Isolated from Asian Horseshoe Crab, Tachypleus gigas
Author(s) -
James Jam Jolly,
S.K. Dzulkiply,
MohdTermizi Yusof,
Noor Azlina Kamaruding,
Noraznawati Ismail
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pakistan journal of biological sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1812-5735
pISSN - 1028-8880
DOI - 10.3923/pjbs.2019.427.434
Subject(s) - hemocyanin , antimicrobial , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , chemistry , antigen , genetics
Hemocyanin Subunit IIIA is believed to possess antimicrobial properties, but its efficacy against microbial pathogens is still unclarified. Thus, this study aimed to determine antimicrobial activities of hemocyanin subunit IIIA and to identify the best activator of this protein.
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