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17BIPHE2, an engineered cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide with low susceptibility to proteases, is an effective spermicide and microbicide against Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

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Published in 2022 at "Human reproduction"

DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deac188

Abstract: STUDY QUESTION Is 17BIPHE2, an engineered cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide with low susceptibility to proteases, a better spermicide in cervicovaginal fluid (CVF) than its parental peptides, LL-37 and GF-17? SUMMARY ANSWER At the same mass concentration,… read more here.

Keywords: cvf; susceptibility; engineered cathelicidin; sperm ... See more keywords