Antibacterial properties of the pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide: A new human antimicrobial peptide.

Antibacterial properties of the pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide: A new human antimicrobial peptide.

The Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide (PACAP), a polycationic, amphiphilic and helical neuropeptide, is well known for its neuroprotective actions and cell penetrating properties. In the present study, we evaluated the potent antibacterial property of PACAP38 and related analogs aga...

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Main Authors: Somia Debbabi, Marie-Christine Groleau, Myriam Létourneau, Chitra Narayanan, Laura-Lee Gosselin, Mustapha Iddir, Jacinthe Gagnon, Nicolas Doucet, Eric Déziel, David Chatenet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6248945?pdf=render

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