An antimicrobial peptide, ostricacin-1, has been purified and characterized from ostrich leukocytes. The peptide has a mass of 4011 and contained 36 residues, including 3 intramolecular cystine disulfide bonds. Ostricacin-1 has a primary sequence homology to the β-defensin family and was active at 6.7 μg ml-1 against E. coli and Staphylocccus aureus in vitro.
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Yu, P. L., Choudhury, S. D., & Ahrens, K. (2001). Purification and characterization of the antimicrobial peptide, ostricacin. Biotechnology Letters, 23(3), 207–210. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005623806445
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