Browsing by Author "Patil, Amar A."
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Anti-microbial Defensin-related Peptides and Methods of Use
Zhang, Guolong; Patil, Amar A.; Board of Regents/Oklahoma State University and the A & M Colleges (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2009-04-21)An antimicrobial peptide and its analogs that are insensitive to physiological salt and divalent cation concentrations is provided, as are methods for their use to treat and prevent bacterial infections. The peptides are ... -
Rattusin, an intestinal a-defensin-related peptide in rats with a unique cysteine spacing pattern and salt-insensitive antibacterial activities
Patil, Amar A.; Ouellette, Andre J.; Lu, Wuyuan; Zhang, Guolong (American Society for Microbiology, 2013-04)Cationic antimicrobial peptides are essential components of the innate immune system. As a major family of mammalian antimicrobial peptides, defensins are expressed mainly by mucosal epithelial cells and promyelocytes. ...