Plant Antimicrobial Peptides: From Basic Structures to Applied Research

Peptide Drug Discovery and Development: Translational Research in Academia and Industry

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 139-155

  Ribeiro, Suzana M ^a   Dias, Simoni C ^a   Franco, Octavio L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bactericidal peptides; Biodiversity; Drug design; Hospital infection; New therapies; Plant defense

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887161170     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527636730.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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