Antibacterial activities of peptides designed as hybrids of antimicrobial peptides

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 347-353

  Keun Kim, Hyung ^a,b   Gun Lee, Dong ^a   Park, Yoonkyung ^a   Nam Kim, Hee ^a   Hwa Choi, Bo ^a   Choi, Cheol Hee ^b   Hahm, Kyung Soo ^a  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Helicobacter pylori; Hemolytic activity

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HYBRID PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN MA; HYBRID PROTEIN ME; MAGAININ 2; MELITTIN; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036202623     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014573005866     Document Type: Article

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