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Turning Defense into Offense: Defensin Mimetics as Novel Antibiotics Targeting Lipid II
We have previously reported on the functional interaction of Lipid II with human alpha-defensins, a class of antimicrobial peptides. Lipid II is an essential precursor for bacterial cell wall biosynthesis and an ideal and validated target for natural antibiotic compounds. Using a combination of stru...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3820767/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24244161 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003732 |