Antibiotic peptides from higher eukaryotes: Biology and applications

Molecular Medicine Today

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 292-297

  Ganz, Tomas ^a   Lehrer, Robert I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTENECIN; CECROPIN; DEFENSIN; HISTATIN; MAGAININ 1; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TACHYPLESIN; THIONINE;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; EUKARYOTE; HOST RESISTANCE; LIPID SOLUBILITY; MEMBRANE BINDING; PROTEIN SECRETION; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; FUNGI; PEPTIDE BIOSYNTHESIS; PEPTIDES; VIRUSES;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 0033168860     PISSN: 13574310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-4310(99)01490-2     Document Type: Review

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