Influence of the N-and C-terminal regions of antimicrobial peptide pleurocidin on antibacterial activity

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1367-1374

  Cho, Jaeyong ^a   Choi, Hyemin ^a   Lee, Dong Gun ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Analog; Antimicrobial peptide; Hydrophobicity; Pleurocidin; Pleuronectes americanus; Terminal region

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930472174     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1205.05040     Document Type: Article

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