Cloning and Expression of Plasmids Encoding Multimers of Antimicrobial Peptides Indolicidin and PGQ

Antimicrobial peptides are active against bacteria, fungi and viruses as part of the innate immune system in animals and insects. Such peptides are currently produced by extracting them from the host organism or by solid phase peptide synthesis; both techniques are expensive and produce low yields....

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Main Author: Morin, Kimberly M
Other Authors: David S. Adams, Committee Member
Format: Others
Published: Digital WPI 2003
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-theses/280
https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1279&context=etd-theses