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Peptaibiotics and Peptaibols: An Alternative to Classical Antibiotics?
Author(s) -
Duclohier Hervé
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
chemistry and biodiversity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1612-1880
pISSN - 1612-1872
DOI - 10.1002/cbdv.200790094
Subject(s) - chemistry , antibiotics , biochemistry
The development and antimicrobial properties of peptaibiotics and peptaibols are discussed. Also, the role of emerging peptaibol analogues, of alamethicin, e.g. , harzianins HC, trichotoxin, and antiamoebin, is outlined.