Abstract
The eggs of a sea hare, Aplysia kurodai, contained antibacterial factors which probably play a role in the defense of eggs against bacterial infection. The active factors were composed of several heat-labile proteins, unrelated to lysozyme, and were produced in the albumen gland.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 947-949 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Experientia |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1984 Sept 1 |
Keywords
- Aplysia kurodai
- Sea hare eggs
- antibacterial activity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)