Research advances in cationic antimicrobial peptides

Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 735-740

  Zha, Xiang Dong ^a   Xu, Kang Sen ^a   Liu, Jing ^a  

^a ANHUI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Activities; Cationic antimicrobial peptides; Mode of action; Recombinant production; Structure; Structure function relationships

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PEPTIDE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FUNGUS; MICROBIAL IMMUNITY; PARASITE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TUMOR CELL; VIRUS;

EID: 0041660859     PISSN: 10011978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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