Antibiotic activity of Leu-Lys rich model peptides

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 1305-1310

  Park, Yoonkyung ^a   Lee, Dong Gun ^b   Hahm, Kyung Soo ^a  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Antitumor activity; Leu Lys rich peptides

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; LEUCINE; LYSINE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ERYTHROCYTE; FUNGUS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NEOPLASM; SYNTHESIS; TUMOR CELL LINE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BACTERIA; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; ERYTHROCYTES; FUNGI; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; LEUCINE; LYSINE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NEOPLASMS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 0042856679     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024995105208     Document Type: Article

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