id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-001368-ymp1pj3r Zhang, Chao Recombinant Scorpine Produced Using SUMO Fusion Partner in Escherichia coli Has the Activities against Clinically Isolated Bacteria and Inhibits the Plasmodium falciparum Parasitemia In Vitro 2014-07-28 .txt text/plain 4430 236 50 title: Recombinant Scorpine Produced Using SUMO Fusion Partner in Escherichia coli Has the Activities against Clinically Isolated Bacteria and Inhibits the Plasmodium falciparum Parasitemia In Vitro Scorpions are a rich source of antimicrobial peptides: (1) androctonin isolated from the hemolymph of Androctonus australis, shows marked sequence similarity to tachyplesins, polyphemusins and gomesin [3, 4] ; (2) hadrurin from the venom of Hadrurus aztecus, which is hemolytic [5] ; (3) opistoporin-1, which possesses hemolytic activity, and opistoporin-2, both from the venom of the South African scorpion Opistophtalmus carinatus [6] ; (4) scorpine, which is the subject of this study, arising from the venom of Pandinus imperator, was shown to have anti-bacterial and anti-plasmodial activity in vitro [7] , and has shown a potent toxic effect on sexual and asexual stages of Plasmodium berghei and Plasmodium falciparum, respectively, and also a strong inhibition of dengue 2 virus (DENV-2) infection [8] . ./cache/cord-001368-ymp1pj3r.txt ./txt/cord-001368-ymp1pj3r.txt