A critical comparison of the hemolytic and fungicidal activities of cationic antimicrobial peptides
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- 23 April 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 449 (2-3), 105-110
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(99)00411-1
Abstract
The hemolytic and fungicidal activity of a number of cationic antimicrobial peptides was investigated. Histatins and magainins were inactive against human erythrocytes and Candida albicans cells in p...Keywords
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