Neutralization of bacterial endotoxins by frog antimicrobial peptides

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 159-161

  Schadich, Ermin ^a   Mason, Drusilla ^a   Cole, Anthony L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Bacterial lipopolysaccharide; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; POLYMYXIN B; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PRONASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANURA; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERIUM COLONY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; LITORIA RANIFORMIS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SKIN INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; ANURA; ENDOTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIMULUS TEST; SKIN;

EID: 84873717780     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1348-0421.12012     Document Type: Note

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