Peptides derived from human lactoferrin's antimicrobial alpha-beta region showed potent fungicidal activity, expanding the antifungal peptide arsenal from the human innate defense protein.
Key findingPeptides derived from human lactoferrin's antimicrobial alpha-beta region showed potent fungicidal activity, expanding the antifungal peptide arsenal
What the researchers found
Peptides derived from human lactoferrin's antimicrobial alpha-beta region showed potent fungicidal activity, expanding the antifungal peptide arsenal from the human innate defense protein.
Why it matters
Relevant for peptide research.
How the study worked
research study.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
emerging evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2011.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
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Fungicidal activity of human lactoferrin-derived peptides based on the antimicrobial αβ region.
International journal of antimicrobial agents, 37(1), 51-7
Citation
Kondori, N; Baltzer, L; Dolphin, G T; Mattsby-Baltzer, I. (2011). Fungicidal activity of human lactoferrin-derived peptides based on the antimicrobial αβ region.. International journal of antimicrobial agents, 37(1), 51-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.08.020