title: Novel synthetic, salt-resistant analogs of human beta-defensins 1 and 3 endowed with enhanced antimicrobial activity.
authors.affiliation: CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, Naples, Italy. salvator@unina.it
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Scudiero
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Galdiero
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cantisani
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Noto
authors.forename: Mariateresa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vitiello
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galdiero
authors.forename: Gino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Naclerio
authors.forename: Jean-Jacques
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Cassiman
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pedone
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Castaldo
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Salvatore
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte / Q000187:drug effects; D015195:Drug Design; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015202:Protein Engineering; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D023083:beta-Defensins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents; C406407:DEFB1 protein, human; C422950:DEFB103A protein, human; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D023083:beta-Defensins