Factors affecting antimicrobial activity of MUC7 12-mer, a human salivary mucin-derived peptide

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>MUC7 12-mer (RKSYKCLHKRCR), a cationic antimicrobial peptide derived from the human low-molecular-weight salivary mucin MUC7, possesses potent antimicrobial activity <it>in vitro</it>. In order to evaluate the potential t...

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Main Authors: Bobek Libuse A, Campagna Alexander N, Wei Guo-Xian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-11-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Online Access:http://www.ann-clinmicrob.com/content/6/1/14