A miniature mimic of host defense peptides with systemic antibacterial efficacy
Open Access
- 22 January 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 24 (6), 1904-1913
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.09-149427
Abstract
Oligomers of acylated lysines (OAKs) are synthetic mimics of host defense peptides (HDPs) with promising antimicrobial properties. Here we challenged the OAK concept for its ability to generate both ...Keywords
Funding Information
- Israel Science Foundation (283/08)
- National Institutes of Health (R01 AI073892)
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