Identification of 1-lysophosphatidylethanolamine (C16:1) as an antimicrobial compound in the housefly, Musca domestica

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-49

  Meylaers, Karen ^a   Clynen, Elke ^a   Daloze, Désiré ^b   DeLoof, Arnold ^a   Schoofs, Liliane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Lysophosphatidylethanolamine; Musca domestica

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUSCA DOMESTICA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0345833904     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2003.09.001     Document Type: Article

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