A small peptide with therapeutic potential for inflammatory acne vulgaris.

A small peptide with therapeutic potential for inflammatory acne vulgaris.

A designed peptide named LZ1 with 15 amino acid residues containing strong antimicrobial activity against bacteria pathogens of acne vulgaris including Propionibacterium acnes, Staphylococcus epidermidis and S. aureus. Especially, it exerted strong anti-P. acnes ability. The minimal inhibitory conce...

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Main Authors: Zhiye Zhang, Lixian Mu, Jing Tang, Zilei Duan, Fengyu Wang, Lin Wei, Mingqiang Rong, Ren Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3755965?pdf=render

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