Tags: Protein.
Beta defensins are a family of mammalian defensins. The beta defensins are antimicrobial peptides implicated in the resistance of epithelial surfaces to microbial colonization.Defensins are 2-6 kDa cationic microbicidal peptides active against many Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria fungi and enveloped viruses containing three pairs of intramolecular disulfide bonds.
