Hancock R E, Lehrer R
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Trends Biotechnol. 1998 Feb;16(2):82-8. doi: 10.1016/s0167-7799(97)01156-6.
Antimicrobial cationic peptides are an important component of the innate defenses of all species of life. Different peptides may have antibacterial, antiendotoxic, antibiotic-potentiating or antifungal properties, and so they are being developed for use as a novel class of antimicrobial agents and as the basis for making transgenic disease-resistant plants and animals.
抗菌阳离子肽是所有生命物种先天防御的重要组成部分。不同的肽可能具有抗菌、抗内毒素、增强抗生素作用或抗真菌特性，因此它们正被开发用作一类新型抗菌剂，并作为培育转基因抗病植物和动物的基础。
