Antinematodal activity and the mechanism of the antimicrobial peptide, HP (2-20), against Caenorhabditis elegans

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 287-291

  Jang, Seung Hwan ^a   Park, Yoonkyung ^a   Park, Seong Cheol ^a   Kim, Pyoung Il ^a   Lee, Dong Gun ^b   Hahm, Kyung Soo ^a  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antinematodal activity; Caenorhabditis elegans; Confocal microscopy; Helicobacter pylori; HP (2 20)

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DETERGENT; HP (2 20) PROTEIN, HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HP (2-20) PROTEIN, HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MELITTIN; PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; LIPID BILAYER; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DETERGENTS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; LIPID BILAYERS; MELITTEN; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PEPTIDES; PROPIDIUM;

CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 1442314102     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BILE.0000015427.26410.d4     Document Type: Article

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