RT Journal Article T1 Identification of a peptide from mammal albumins responsible for enhanced pigment production by group B streptococci. A1 Rosa-Fraile, Manuel A1 Sampedro, Antonio A1 Varela, Javier A1 Garcia-Peña, Marisa A1 Gimenez-Gallego, Guillermo K1 Bovinos K1 Medios de cultivo K1 Humanos K1 Oligopéptidos K1 Pigmentos biológicos K1 Albúmina sérica K1 Animales K1 Infecciones estreptocócicas AB The peptide from peptones responsible for enhanced pigment production by Streptococcus agalactiae in culture media has been isolated from a peptic digest of human albumin and has been identified as Ile-Ala-Arg-Arg-His-Pro-Tyr-Phe. The related heptapeptide lacking the N-terminal Ile also had pigment-enhancing activity. A sequence similarity search showed that these sequences are present only in mammal albumins. PB American Society for Microbiology SN 1071-412X YR 1999 FD 1999-05 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2211 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2211 LA en NO Rosa-Fraile M, Sampedro A, Varela J, Garcia-Peña M, Gimenez-Gallego G. Identification of a peptide from mammal albumins responsible for enhanced pigment production by group B streptococci. Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 1999 ; 6(3):425-6 NO Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; DS RISalud RD Apr 10, 2025