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Lecture Antimicrobial peptides .pdf

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Tried to develop therapeutic usefor magaininsCurrently researching human<strong>peptides</strong>Michael Zasloff: 1986Observed antibacterial resistance inXenopus laevis• Identified 1 st amphibian peptide –magainin• Magainins stored in neuroepithelial cells• Form bacteria-resistant ‘mesh’• Amphipathic α helixXenopus laevis

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