Design and characterization of an acid-activated antimicrobial peptide: Research letter

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 127-132

  Li, Lina ^a   He, Jian ^a   Eckert, Randal ^b   Yarbrough, Daniel ^a,b   Lux, Renate ^a   Anderson, Maxwell ^b   Shi, Wenyuan ^a,c,d  

^a UCLA SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b C3 Jian Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biofilm; PH dependent antimicrobial activity; Streptococcus mutans; Targeted antimicrobial therapy

Indexed keywords

ACID ACTIVATED ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE; CLAVANIN A; HISTIDINE; PHENYLALANINE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMINERALIZATION; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG TARGETING; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; DMF INDEX; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; SALIVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 71449112958     PISSN: 17470277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0285.2009.00904.x     Document Type: Article

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