Microscopic observations of the different morphological changes caused by anti-bacterial peptides on Klebsiella pneumoniae and HL-60 leukemia cells

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 413-425

  Chan, Siu Chiu ^a   Yau, Wan Lung ^a,b   Wang, Wei ^a   Smith, David Keith ^a   Sheu, Fwu Shan ^a   Chen, Hueih Min ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anti bacterial; Cecropins; Modes of action; Morphology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CECROPIN B PROTEIN, INSECTA; INSECT PROTEIN; PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CHEMISTRY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; HL-60 CELLS; HUMANS; INSECT PROTEINS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES;

EID: 0032200757     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1387(199811)4:7<413::AID-PSC160>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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