Peptides derived from the human laminin α4 and α5 chains exhibit antimicrobial activity

Peptides

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1468-1472

  Senyürek, Ilknur ^a   Klein, Gerd ^a   Kalbacher, Hubert ^a   Deeg, Martin ^a   Schittek, Birgit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Heparin binding; Laminin; LG module

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; HEPARIN; LAMININ; LAMININ ALPHA4; LAMININ ALPHA5; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DOSE RESPONSE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 78249258370     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2010.04.016     Document Type: Article

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