Structure-function studies of amphiphilic antibacterial peptides.

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Published in J Med Chem on April 30, 1993

Authors

R Bessalle1, A Gorea, I Shalit, J W Metzger, C Dass, D M Desiderio, M Fridkin

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.

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