Cationic polymers and their self-assembly for antibacterial applications

Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 1179-1195

  Deka, Smriti Rekha ^a   Sharma, Ashwani Kumar ^a   Kumar, Pradeep ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS AND INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Amphiphilicity; Antibacterial activity; Bacterial infections; Cationic polymers; Microorganisms

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; CELLULOSE; CHITOSAN NANOPARTICLE; DEXTRAN; GELATIN; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHITOSAN; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NYLON; OLIGOPEPTIDE; POLY(2-(DIMETHYLAMINO)ETHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYAMIDOAMINE; POLYAMINE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CYTOTOXICITY; HEMOLYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BACTERIUM; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL WALL; CELLULOSE; CHITOSAN; DEXTRANS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; GELATIN; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; METHACRYLATES; NYLONS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; POLYAMINES; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84929650090     PISSN: 15680266     EISSN: 18734294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1568026615666150330110602     Document Type: Article

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