Key role of the loop connecting the two beta strands of mussel defensin in its antimicrobial activity
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- 12 June 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Biochemistry
- Vol. 270 (13) , 2805-2813
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03657.x
Abstract
To elucidate the structural features of the mussel defensin MGD1 required for antimicrobial activity, we synthesized a series of peptides corresponding to the main known secondary structures of the m...Keywords
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