The Role of Phosphoglycans in the Susceptibility of Leishmania mexicana to the Temporin Family of Anti-Microbial Peptides

Natural product antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been proposed as promising agents against the Leishmania species, insect vector borne protozoan parasites causing the neglected tropical disease leishmaniasis. However, recent studies have shown that the mammalian pathogenic amastigote form of L. me...

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Main Authors: Gabriela A. Eggimann, Kathryn Sweeney, Hannah L. Bolt, Neshat Rozatian, Steven L. Cobb, Paul W. Denny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-02-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/20/2/2775