The heterologous expression strategies of antimicrobial peptides in microbial systems

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 140, Issue , 2017, Pages 52-59

  Deng, Ting ^a   Ge, Haoran ^a   He, Huahua ^a   Liu, Yao ^a   Zhai, Chao ^a   Feng, Liang ^b   Yi, Li ^a  

^a HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Expression strategy; Heterologous expression

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; HUMAN; PICHIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; PICHIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 85027509439     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2017.08.003     Document Type: Review

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