Peptide-based antibiotics: A potential answer to raging antimicrobial resistance

Drug Development Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 440-447

  Mor, Amram ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Cell membrane; Cytotoxic; Innate immunity

Indexed keywords

BOMBININ; CIPROFLOXACIN; DERMASEPTIN; GENTAMICIN; MAGAININ DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CELL MEMBRANE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG MECHANISM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0033814969     PISSN: 02724391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2299(200007/08)50:3/4<440::aid-ddr27>3.0.co;2-4     Document Type: Review

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