Ribosomally synthesized antimicrobial peptides: Their function, structure, biogenesis, and mechanism of action

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 167, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 67-77

  Nissen Meyer, Jon ^a   Nes, Ingolf F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

antimicrobial peptides; bacteriocins; cathelicidins; cecropins; defensins; lant ibiotics; magainins

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIOCIN; CECROPIN; DEFENSIN; LANTIBIOTIC; MAGAININ; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; EUKARYOTE; FROG; IMMUNITY; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANURA; BACTERIA; BACTERIOCINS; BRACHYURA; CATTLE; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; INSECTS; MEMBRANES; MICE; PEPTIDES; PHAGOCYTES; PLANTS; RABBITS; RATS; RIBOSOMES; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; EUKARYOTA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; PROKARYOTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030974953     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050418     Document Type: Review

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