Improved derivatives of bactenecin, a cyclic dodecameric antimicrobial cationic peptide

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1274-1276

  Wu, Manhong ^a   Hancock, Robert E W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTENECIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TRYPTOPHAN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE CHARGE;

EID: 0032907969     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.43.5.1274     Document Type: Article

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