Effect of a synthetic peptide designed on the basis of the active site of insect defensins on the proliferation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus under the conditions for external application

Journal of Insect Biotechnology and Sericology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-20

  Saido Sakanaka, Hisako ^a   Momotani, Eiichi ^b   Yamada, Hiromi ^a   Ishibashi, Jun ^a   Tsubouchi, Kozo ^a   Yamakawa, Minoru ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fibroin film; Insect defensin; Insect immunity; Mouse; MRSA; Synthetic antibacterial peptide

Indexed keywords

ANTIBACTERIAL PEPTIDES; DEFENSINS; FIBROIN FILMS; INSECT IMMUNITY; MOUSE; MRSA;

BACTERIA; MAMMALS;

PEPTIDES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INSECTA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTY; FIBROIN; SILK FIBER; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 18844368026     PISSN: 13468073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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