Killing of Candida albicans by lactoferricin B, a potent antimicrobial peptide derived from the N-terminal region of bovine lactoferrin

Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 97-105

  Bellamy, Wayne ^a   Wakabayashi, Hiroyuki ^a   Takase, Mitsunori ^a   Kawase, Kouzou ^a   Shimamura, Seiichi ^a   Tomita, Mamoru ^a  

^a MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; LACTOFERRICIN B; LACTOFERRIN; POLYMYXIN B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG BINDING; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HOST RESISTANCE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTOFERRIN; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES;

EID: 0027232811     PISSN: 03008584     EISSN: 14321831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00189377     Document Type: Article

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