Occurrence of d-histidine residues in antimicrobial poly(arginyl-histidine) , conferring resistance to enzymatic hydrolysis

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 239, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 255-259

  Nishikawa, Masanobu ^a   Ogawa, Ken'Ichi ^a  

^a Research Institute for Biological Science OKAYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; d histidine; Poly(arginyl histidine); Verticillium kibiense

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; POLY(ARGINYLHISTIDINE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; HISTIDINE; PEPTIDES; VERTICILLIUM;

CLAVICEPS PURPUREA; FUNGI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 5144235301     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2004.08.043     Document Type: Article

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