Antimicrobial activity of truncated α-defensin (human neutrophil peptide (HNP)-1) analogues without disulphide bridges

Antimicrobial peptides play an important role in host defence, particularly in the oral cavity where there is constant challenge by microorganisms. The α-defensin antimicrobial peptides comprise 30–50% of the total protein in the azurophilic granules of human neutrophils, the most abundant of which...

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