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Peptide antibiotics : discovery, modes of action, and applications /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Dutton, Christopher J., 1959-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Marcel Dekker, [2002]
Subjects:
Antibiotics, Peptide.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to the peptide antibiotics
  • Chemistry and applications of synthetic antimicrobial peptides
  • Lanthionine-containing bacterial peptides
  • Unmodified peptide-bacteriocins (Class II) produced by lactic acid bacteria
  • Insect cationic antimicrobial peptides
  • Mammalian antimicrobial peptides
  • Exploitation of lantibiotic peptides for food and medical uses
  • Amphibian antimicrobial peptides.