Antifungal spectrum and fungicidal mechanism of an N-terminal peptide of bovine lactoferrin

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 185-189

  Wakabayashi, Hiroyuki ^a   Hiratani, Tamio ^b   Uchida, Katsuhisa ^b   Yamaguchi, Hideyo ^b  

^a MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO LTD   (Japan)

^b TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; lactoferricin; lactoferrin; membrane disruption

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000010840     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: 14377780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02350646     Document Type: Article

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