Effects of histatin 5 and derived peptides on Candida albicans.

Three anti-microbial peptides were compared with respect to their killing activity against Candida albicans and their ability to disturb its cellular and internal membranes. Histatin 5 is an anti-fungal peptide occurring naturally in human saliva, while dhvar4 and dhvar5 are variants of its active d...

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Main Authors: Ruissen, A L, Groenink, J, Helmerhorst, E J, Walgreen-Weterings, E, Van't Hof, W, Veerman, E C, Nieuw Amerongen, A V
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2001
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1221846/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11368762
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