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Antibacterial peptides for therapeutic use: obstacles and realistic outlook.

A. Marr, W. J. Gooderham, R. Hancock

2006.10.1CURRENT OPINION IN PHARMACOLOGY

DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2006.04.006

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Cationic antimicrobial peptides are produced by almost all species of life as a component of their immediate non-specific defense against infections and there is hope that they will spawn a new generation of antimicrobials with a broad range of topical and systemic applications against infections.

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MARR, A.; GOODERHAM, W. J.; HANCOCK, R. Antibacterial peptides for therapeutic use: Obstacles and realistic outlook. CURRENT OPINION IN PHARMACOLOGY, 2006, 6 5: 468–72.