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Crocodillin
Crocodillin
Crocodillin is an antibacterial substance found in crocodile blood. The active component is a protein made of amino acids called a peptide. As a part of the immune system, the string of peptides fights bacteria and enables crocodiles to avoid serious infection in the very septic and contagious environment that they reside in.
References
- Antibacterial properties of serum from the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), Merchant ME et.al., Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol. 2003 Nov;136(3):505-13.
- Naturally occurring antibacterial activities of avian and crocodile tissues, M. Shaharabany, et al, J Antimicrob Chemother 1999; 44: 416–418
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