New antimicrobial peptide active against Gram-positive pathogens

Indian Journal of Medical Research, Supplement

Volumn 119, Issue MAY, 2004, Pages 74-76

  Jasir, Aftab ^b   Kasprzykowski, F ^a   Lindstrom V ^a   Schalen C ^b   Grubb, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Cystatin C; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

2 (NALPHA BENZYLOXYCARBONYLARGINYLLEUCYLAMIDO) 1 (CINNAMOYLAMIDO) 3 METHYLBUTANE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CYSTAPEP 1; CYSTATIN C; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; METICILLIN; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP C; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP G; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIPEPTIDES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 3442877866     PISSN: 03679012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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