Role of Divalent Cations in the Novel Bactericidal Activity of the Partially Unfolded Lysozyme

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-94

  Ibrahim, Hisham R ^a   Higashiguchi, Shinji ^b   Sugimoto, Yasushi ^a   Aoki, Takayoshi ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TAIYO KAGAKU CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial action; Calcium binding; Conformational changes; Cyclic imide; Lysozyme; Tryptic peptides

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0002857690     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9604899     Document Type: Article

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