LEAP‐1, a novel highly disulfide‐bonded human peptide, exhibits antimicrobial activity
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- 30 August 2000
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 480 (2-3), 147-150
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(00)01920-7
Abstract
We report the isolation and characterization of a novel human peptide with antimicrobial activity, termed LEAP‐1 (liver‐expressed antimicrobial peptide). Using a mass spectrometric assay detecting cy...Keywords
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