Identification and characterization of novel antimicrobial decapeptides generated by combinatorial chemistry

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2534-2541

  Hong, Sung Yu ^a   Oh, Jong Eun ^a   Mi, Yun Kwon ^a   Choi, Myeong Jun ^a   Lee, Ji Hye ^b   Lee, Bok Luel ^b   Moon, Hong Mo ^a   Lee, Keun Hyeung ^a  

^a Mogam Biotechnology Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DECAPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0345647090     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.42.10.2534     Document Type: Article

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