A tridecapeptide possesses both antimicrobial and protease-inhibitory activities

Peptides

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-6

  Li, Qingshun ^a   Lawrence, Christopher B ^a   Maelor Davies, H ^a   Everett, Nicholas P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Interlink Biotechnologies LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Indolicidin; Magainin; Peptide stability; Protease inhibitor

Indexed keywords

INDOLICIDIN; MAGAININ 1; MATING HORMONE ALPHA FACTOR; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEINASE; REV4 PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; TOBACCO;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; NEUTROPHILS; PEPTIDE BIOSYNTHESIS; PEPTIDES; PLANT LEAVES; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TOBACCO; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

BOVINAE; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0036152629     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-9781(01)00572-1     Document Type: Article

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