Antimicrobial peptides from animals: Focus on invertebrates

Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 494-496

  Vizioli, Jacopo ^a   Salzet, Michel ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA DEFENSIN; ANDROCTONIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ATTACIN; BETA DEFENSIN; BREVININ; BUFORIN; CECROPIN; CLAVANIN; DERMASEPTIN; DIPTERICIN; DROSOCIN; DROSOMYCIN; ENKELYTIN; GAMBICIN; HISTATIN; INDOLICIDIN; MANGAININ; METALNIKOWIN; METCHNIKOWIN; PENAEIDIN; PEPTIDE B; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PROTEGRIN I; PYRRHOCORICIN; STYELIN; TACHYCITIN; TACHYPLESIN II; THANATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0036842381     PISSN: 01656147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-6147(02)02105-3     Document Type: Review

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