Net charge, hydrophobicity and specific amino acids contribute to the activity of antimicrobial peptides
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have gained increasing attention as a potential candidate in the development of novel antimicrobial agent. Designing AMPs with enhanced antimicrobial activity while reducing the cell toxicity level is desired especially against the antibiotic-resistant microbes. Various...
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JUMMEC, University of Malaya Medical Centre
2014
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Online Access: | http://www.myjurnal.my/public/article-view.php?id=83813 |