Design, expression and characterization of the hybrid antimicrobial peptide LHP7, connected by a flexible linker, against Staphylococcus and Streptococcus

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 453-461

  Xi, Di ^a,b,c   Teng, Da ^b,c   Wang, Xiumin ^b,c   Mao, Ruoyu ^b,c   Yang, Yalin ^b,c   Xiang, Wensheng ^a   Wang, Jianhua ^b,c  

^a NORTHEAST AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^c AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Expression; Hemolysis; Hybrid antimicrobial peptide; Pichia pastoris; Stability; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE; EXPRESSION; HEMOLYSIS; PICHIA PASTORIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; HEALTH RISKS; YEAST;

POLYPEPTIDES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PICHIA PASTORIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

EID: 84875887004     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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