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Diversity of antimicrobial peptides and their mechanisms of action
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes · 1999 · Vol. 1462(1-2) · pp. 11–28
Richard M. Epand✉(McMaster University Medical Centre)Hans J. Vogel(University of Calgary)
Antimicrobial Peptides and ActivitiesBiochemical and Structural CharacterizationRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsAntimicrobial peptidesAntimicrobialPeptideAmphiphileMembraneChemistryBiochemistryOrganic chemistry
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Amino AcidsAnimalsAnti-Infective AgentsLipid BilayersLipopolysaccharidesMembrane LipidsModels, MolecularMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyPeptide BiosynthesisPeptidesPermeabilityProtein ConformationRubiaceae
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