Drosophila antibacterial protein, cecropin A, differentially affects non-bacterial organisms such as Leishmania in a manner different from other amphipathic peptides.

Akuffo, H

Drosophila antibacterial protein, cecropin A, differentially affects non-bacterial organisms such as Leishmania in a manner different from other amphipathic peptides. [electronic resource] - International journal of molecular medicine Jan 1998 - 77-82 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1107-3756

10.3892/ijmm.1.1.77 doi


Animals
Anti-Infective Agents--pharmacology
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
Antiprotozoal Agents--pharmacology
Autoradiography
Drosophila
Erythrocytes--parasitology
Humans
Leishmania--drug effects
Peptides--pharmacology
Plasmodium falciparum--drug effects