Synthesis and characterization of human α-defensins 4-6

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 118-125

  Wu, Z ^a   Ericksen, B ^a   Tucker, K ^b   Lubkowski, J ^b   Lu, W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN VIROLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide protein; Defensin; HD5; HD6; HNP4; Solid phase peptide synthesis

Indexed keywords

2 (1H BENZOTRIAZOLYL) 1,1,3,3 TETRAMETHYLURONIUMHEXAFLUOROPHOSPHATE; ALPHA DEFENSIN; ALPHA DEFENSIN 4; ALPHA DEFENSIN 5; ALPHA DEFENSIN 6; AMINE; BENZOTRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; DISULFIDE; ETHYLDIISOPROPYLAMINE; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ALPHA-DEFENSINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; METHODS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 4444356630     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.2004.00179.x     Document Type: Article

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