Antimicrobial activity, mechanism of action, and methods for stabilisation of defensins as new therapeutic agents
Bioactive compounds, such as antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), have increasingly been used recently to counteract the rapidly increasing incidence of bacterial resistance to usual antibiotics and chemotherapeutics. In humans, endogenous AMPs are part of the immune system and act against pathogens. Defe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2019-01-01
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Series: | Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2019.1611385 |