Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 2001 · 261 citations · 12 references
Life SciencesBiochemistryImmunologyInnate ImmunityMolecular RecognitionStructural BiologyAmino Acid Sequence DeterminantsAntimicrobial PeptidesInnate Immune RecognitionProtein StructureAntibacterial PeptidesAntimicrobial Peptide ActivityCationic Antimicrobial PeptidesCationic PeptidesHost Antimicrobial PeptidesLysozyme ActivityPeptide Structure - Activity RelationshipsPeptide Structure-activity Relationships
A single animal can express several cationic antimicrobial peptides with different sequences and structures. We demonstrate that mammalian peptides from different structural classes frequently show synergy with each other and selectively show synergy with human lysozyme.
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Antibiotics in Laboratory Medicine.
Víctor Lorian · Annals of Internal Medicine · 1980 · 2.8K citations