Biopolym. Cell. 1998; 14(6):512-518.
http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.0004F2
Reviews
Peptide antibiotics as a factors of mammalian immunity
1Pogrebnoj P. V.
  1. R. E. Kavetsky Institute of Experimental Pathology, Oncology and Radiobiology, NAS of Ukraine
    45, Vasilkivska Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 01022

Abstract

Recent data towards the production of peptide antibiotics in animals of different philogenetic groups are reviewed. The most fully investigated classes of the peptide antibiotics, the background of their production, and mechanisms of action are briefly described. The review illustrates the key role of the peptide antibiotics as the mediators of local immune response.
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