Broad-spectrum peptide inhibitors of aminoglycoside antibiotic resistance enzymes

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 189-196

  Boehr, David D ^a   Draker, Kari Ann ^a   Koteva, Kalinka ^a   Bains, Manjeet ^b   Hancock, Robert E ^b   Wright, Gerard D ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE;

EID: 0037330532     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(03)00026-7     Document Type: Article

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