Activity of antimicrobial peptides in the presence of polysaccharides produced by pulmonary pathogens.

Benincasa, M; Mattiuzzo, M; Herasimenka, Y; Cescutti, P; Rizzo, R; Gennaro, R

Benincasa, M; Mattiuzzo, M; Herasimenka, Y; Cescutti, P; Rizzo, R; Gennaro, R.

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Benincasa M; Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy.

J Pept Sci ; 15(9): 595-600, 2009 Sep.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19466693

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Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides/pharmacology; Bacteria/drug effects; Lung Diseases/microbiology; Polysaccharides, Bacterial/pharmacology; Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides/chemical synthesis; Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides/chemistry; Bacterial Infections/microbiology; Burkholderia mallei/drug effects; Burkholderia mallei/metabolism; Cathelicidins/chemical synthesis; Cathelicidins/chemistry; Cathelicidins/pharmacology; Cell Membrane/drug effects; Cystic Fibrosis/microbiology; Drug Interactions; Escherichia coli/drug effects; Escherichia coli/metabolism; Humans; Kinetics; Klebsiella pneumoniae/drug effects; Klebsiella pneumoniae/metabolism; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Pseudomonas aeruginosa/drug effects; Pseudomonas aeruginosa/metabolism

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Bacteria / Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / Lung Diseases Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: J Pept Sci Journal subject: BIOQUIMICA Year: 2009 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Italy Country of publication: United kingdom

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