title: Defensins knowledgebase: a manually curated database and information source focused on the defensins family of antimicrobial peptides.
abstract: The defensins knowledgebase is a manually curated database and information source focused on the defensin family of antimicrobial peptides. The current version of the database holds a comprehensive collection of over 350 defensin records each containing sequence, structure and activity information. A web-based interface provides access to the information and allows for text-based searching on the data fields. In addition, the website presents information on patents, grants, research laboratories and scientists, clinical studies and commercial entities pertaining to defensins. With the rapidly increasing interest in defensins, we hope that the knowledgebase will prove to be a valuable resource in the field of antimicrobial peptide research. The defensins knowledgebase is available at http://defensins.bii.a-star.edu.sg/.
authors.affiliation: Singapore Eye Research Institute, c/o Singapore National Eye Centre, 11 Third Hospital Avenue, Level 6, Singapore 168751.
authors.forename: Shalin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seebah
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.forename: Shaowei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhuo
authors.forename: Yong How
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Choong
authors.forename: Hazel
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chua
authors.forename: Danny
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chuon
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beuerman
authors.forename: Chandra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Verma
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D030562:Databases, Protein; D023082:Defensins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D020407:Internet; D014584:User-Computer Interface
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D023082:Defensins