lucifensin
National Institutes of Health
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Background and Objectives: Larval therapy refers to the use of Lucilia sericata larvae on chronic wounds, which is a successful…
The antimicrobial 40‐amino‐acid‐peptide lucifensin was synthesized by native chemical ligation (NCL) using N…
ABSTRACT
A novel homolog of insect defensin, designated lucifensin II (Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann [Diptera: Calliphoridae…
Lucifensin, a novel larval defensin, is one of the antibacterial agents of medicinal maggots involved in maggot therapy. The goal…
Today, the use of maggot debridement therapy has undergone a renaissance as it is increasingly being used when treating chronic…