Antimicrobial effects of helix D-derived peptides of human antithrombin III

Antithrombin III (ATIII) is a key antiproteinase involved in blood coagulation. Previous investigations have shown that ATIII is degraded by Staphylococcus aureus V8 protease, leading to release of heparin binding fragments derived from its D helix. As heparin binding and antimicrobial activity of p...

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Main Authors: Papareddy, Praveen, Kalle, Martina, Bhongir, Ravi KV, Mӧrgelin, Matthias, Malmsten, Martin, Schmidtchen, Artur
Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/105880
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/20949