"Tuftsin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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N(2)-((1-(N(2)-L-Threonyl)-L-lysyl)-L-prolyl)-L-arginine. A tetrapeptide produced in the spleen by enzymatic cleavage of a leukophilic gamma-globulin. It stimulates the phagocytic activity of blood polymorphonuclear leukocytes and neutrophils in particular. The peptide is located in the Fd fragment of the gamma-globulin molecule.
| Descriptor ID |
D014405
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.456.840 D12.644.541.500.650.750 D12.776.124.486.485.397.500 D12.776.124.486.485.680.650.750 D12.776.124.790.651.397.500 D12.776.124.790.651.680.650.750 D12.776.377.715.548.397.500 D12.776.377.715.548.680.650.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Tuftsin- Tuftsin
- L-Threonyl-L-Lysyl-L-Prolyl-L-Arginine
- Taftsin
- L-Thr-L-Lys-L-Pro-L-Arg
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Prophylaxis of Candida albicans infection with tuftsin. J Antimicrob Chemother. 1986 Mar; 17(3):361-3.