Antibacterial non-glycosidase activity of invertebrate destabilase-lysozyme and of its helical amphipathic peptides

Chemotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 158-160

  Zavalova, L L ^a   Yudina, T G ^b   Artamonova, I I ^a   Baskova, I P ^b  

^a SHEMYAKIN OVCHINNIKOV INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Amphipathic peptides; Destabilase lysozyme; Invertebrate lysozymes; Non enzymatic antimicrobial activity

Indexed keywords

AMPHOPHILE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DESTABILASE LYSOZYME; GLYCOSIDASE; LYSOZYME; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BREVIBACILLUS BREVIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEATING; HYDROPHOBICITY; INVERTEBRATE; LEECH; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES CHRYSOMALLUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; ENDOPEPTIDASES; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HIRUDO MEDICINALIS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS;

EID: 33646760651     PISSN: 00093157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092904     Document Type: Article

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