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Dermicidin: A potent anti-infective agent that is a natural component of sweat.
The first antimicrobial agent found that is produced by cells in the skin, dermicidin is reportedly active against many different types of bacteria (including Escherichia coli (E. coli), Enterococcus faecalis, and Staphylococcus (Staph) aureus) and the common fungus Candida albicans.
Dermicidin is also the name of the gene that encodes the protein product, dermicidin.
Dermicidin: A potent anti-infective agent that is a natural component of sweat. The first antimicrobial agent found that is produced by cells in the skin, dermicidin is ...
In an upcoming NATURE IMMUNOLOGY, German researchers report that human sweat contains a novel microbe-killing molecule, which they've dubbed dermicidin.
Dermicidin is a beta-defensin made my sweat glands and is secreated into sweat. It has an antimicrobial effect against organisms like E.coli, Staphlococcus aureus and ...
Dr. Birgit Schittek of Eberhard-Karls University in Tubingen, Germany, and colleagues dubbed the gene--and the protein it produces--dermicidin.
Sweat contains fatty acids and mineral matter as well as a potent anti-infective agent dubbed dermicidin. The first antimicrobial agent discovered that is produced by cells ...