Novel α-MSH Peptide Analogues with Broad Spectrum Antimicrobial Activity

Paolo Grieco; Alfonso Carotenuto; Luigia Auriemma; Antonio Limatola; Salvatore Di Maro; Francesco Merlino; Maria Luisa Mangoni; Vincenzo Luca; Antonio Di Grazia; Stefano Gatti; Pietro Campiglia; Isabel Gomez-Monterrey; Ettore Novellino; Anna Catania

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0061614

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Novel α-MSH Peptide Analogues with Broad Spectrum Antimicrobial Activity

Paolo Grieco ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Paolo Grieco, Alfonso Carotenuto

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Alfonso Carotenuto ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Paolo Grieco, Alfonso Carotenuto

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Luigia Auriemma,

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Antonio Limatola,

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Salvatore Di Maro,

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Francesco Merlino,

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Maria Luisa Mangoni,

Affiliation Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Department of Biochemical Science, ‘A. Rossi Fanelli’, University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’, Rome, Italy
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Vincenzo Luca,

Affiliation Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Department of Biochemical Science, ‘A. Rossi Fanelli’, University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’, Rome, Italy
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Antonio Di Grazia,

Affiliation Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Department of Biochemical Science, ‘A. Rossi Fanelli’, University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’, Rome, Italy
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Stefano Gatti,

Affiliation Center for Preclinical Investigation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca'Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
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Pietro Campiglia,

Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutical Science, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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Isabel Gomez-Monterrey,

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Ettore Novellino,

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Anna Catania

* E-mail: anna.catania@guest.unimi.it

Affiliation Center for Preclinical Investigation, Fondazione IRCCS Ca'Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
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Novel α-MSH Peptide Analogues with Broad Spectrum Antimicrobial Activity

Paolo Grieco,
Alfonso Carotenuto,
Luigia Auriemma,
Antonio Limatola,
Salvatore Di Maro,
Francesco Merlino,
Maria Luisa Mangoni,
Vincenzo Luca,
Antonio Di Grazia,
Stefano Gatti

Published: April 23, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061614

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