Plectasin, a fungal defensin, targets the bacterial cell wall precursor Lipid II.

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Plectasin, a fungal defensin, targets the bacterial cell wall precursor Lipid II. is …
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P356DOI10.1126/SCIENCE.1185723
P698PubMed publication ID20508130
P5875ResearchGate publication ID44635732

P50authorReinhard WimmerQ38320796
Tanja SchneiderQ42890232
Alexandre BonvinQ43077287
Leonardo De MariaQ56427809
Thomas KruseQ58229364
P2093author name stringAndrea Jansen
Hans-Georg Sahl
Hans-Henrik Kristensen
Søren Neve
Imke Wiedemann
Allan K Nielsen
Vera Sass
Anders S Andersen
Ulrike Pag
Per H Mygind
Birthe Ravn
Dorotea S Raventós
Lora K Gammelgaard
P433issue5982
P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P921main subjectcell wallQ128700
P304page(s)1168-1172
P577publication date2010-05-01
P1433published inScienceQ192864
P1476titlePlectasin, a fungal defensin, targets the bacterial cell wall precursor Lipid II
P478volume328

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