Synthetic peptides corresponding to the β-hairpin loop of rabbit defensin NP-2 show antimicrobial activity

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 254, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 281-283

  Thennarasu, S ^a   Nagaraj, R ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISULFIDE BOND; HEMOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; RABBIT;

MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0033582302     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1998.9933     Document Type: Article

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