D-Cecropin B: Proteolytic resistance, lethality for pathogenic fungi and binding properties

Medical Mycology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 301-308

  De Lucca, A J ^a   Bland, J M ^a   Vigo, C B ^a   Jacks, T J ^a   Peter, J ^b   Walsh, T J ^b  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cecropin B; D enantiomer; Fungicidal

Indexed keywords

BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; CECROPIN B; CHITIN; CHOLESTEROL; ERGOSTEROL; MANNAN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHIRALITY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENANTIOMER; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUSARIUM MONILIFORME; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; IN VITRO STUDY; MEMBRANE BINDING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

EID: 0033843019     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/714030954     Document Type: Article

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