Description
Dermaseptinisacationicantimicrobialpeptide(AMP)thatexhibitsantibacterialactivityagainstAcinetobacterandPseudomonas.DermaseptinincreasespermeABIlityofcellmembranes.Dermaseptinalsoexhibitsanticancerchemotherapeuticandanti-angiogenicactivities,inhibitingproliferation,colonyformation,andcapillaryformationinvitroaswellastumorgrowthinanimalmodelsofprostateadenocarcinoma.
References
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