Characterization of a novel peptide from pathogenic leptospira and its cytotoxic effect

• Main Authors: Saksakon Paratsaphan, Saengduen Moonsom, Onrapak Reamtong, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Nicholas P.J. Day, Piengchan Sonthayanon
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/59863

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Leptospirosis is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by pathogenic Leptospira species. Virulence proteins have been shown to be key determinants of the pathogenesis of pathogenic Leptospira. A specific peptide at a mass-to-charge ratio of 70...