Small, anionic, and charge-neutralizing propeptide fragments of zymogens are antimicrobial

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1615-1617

  Brogden, Kim A ^a   Ackermann, Mark ^b   Huttner, Kenneth M ^c  

^a NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME PRECURSOR;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030845025     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.41.7.1615     Document Type: Article

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