Cecropins, antibacterial peptides from insects and mammals, are potently fungicidal against Candida albicans

Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 169-173

  Andrä, Jörg ^a   Berninghausen, Otto ^a   Leippe, Matthias ^a  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Candida albicans; Cecropins; Peptide antibiotics

Indexed keywords

CECROPIN A; CECROPIN B; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ALPHA HELIX; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034450462     PISSN: 03008584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s430-001-8025-x     Document Type: Article

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