Antimicrobial activity of a 13 ammo acid tryptophan-rich peptide derived from a putative porcine precursor protein of a novel family of antibacterial peptides

FEBS Letters

Volumn 390, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 95-98

  Lawyer, C ^a   Pai, S ^a   Watabe, M ^a   Borgia, P ^a   Mashimo, T ^a   Eagleton, L ^a   Watabe, K ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Bactericidal peptide; Cathelin

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CATHELIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030586288     PISSN: 00145793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(96)00637-0     Document Type: Article

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