Peptides from Royal Jelly: Studies on the antimicrobial activity of jelleins, jelleins analogs and synergy with temporins

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 348-352

  Romanelli, Alessandra ^a,b   Moggio, Loredana ^b   Montella, Rosa Chiara ^a   Campiglia, Pietro ^c   Iannaccone, Marco ^a   Capuano, Federico ^d   Pedone, Carlo ^a,b   Capparelli, Rosanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^d Department of Food Inspection IZS ME ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Jelleins; Royal jelly; Temporin

Indexed keywords

JELLEIN; JELLEIN DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; ROYAL JELLY; TEMPORIN A; TEMPORIN B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEMOLYSIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FATTY ACIDS; HEMOLYSIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PEPTIDES; PROTEINS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79953779999     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: 10991387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psc.1316     Document Type: Article

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