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1949554

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-12-6
pubmed:abstractText
Two neutrophil defensins, rabbit peptides NP-1 and NP-5, were examined for their in vitro antibacterial activity against a panel of Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms isolated from mastitic cows. Incubation for 60 minutes with 5 micrograms/ml of NP-1 in 10 mM sodium phosphate buffer resulted in substantial killing (greater than 95%) of all organisms tested. Although NP-5 was virtually inactive under these same conditions, supplementation of the incubation mixture with dilute nutrient media sensitized otherwise resistant organisms to this defensin. For both NP-1 and NP-5, bactericidal activity was dependent on time and concentration. Our findings demonstrate that the spectrum of defensin bactericidal activities include clinically important bovine pathogens. Further, the data demonstrate that NP-1 and NP-5, peptides which are homologous in 18 of their 33 residue positions, possess distinct mechanisms of action.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0378-1135
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
49-58
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Bactericidal potency and mechanistic specificity of neutrophil defensins against bovine mastitis pathogens.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't