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Antimicrobial peptidesPeptideCationic polymerizationAntimicrobialInnate immune systemMembraneHorseshoe crabBeta sheetBiophysicsChemistryBeta defensinAmphiphileCathelicidinBiochemistryHemolymphBiologyCell biologyMicrobiologyReceptorEcologyOrganic chemistry
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Katsumi Matsuzaki
(1999).
Why and how are peptide–lipid interactions utilized for self-defense? Magainins and tachyplesins as archetypes.
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
, 1462
(1-2)
, 1-10.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0005-2736(99)00197-2
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- 10.1016/s0005-2736(99)00197-2