| Front | Amphipathic peptides or proteins secreted by epithelial cells and phagocytes that kill a variety of microbes nonspecifically, mainly by disrupting cell membranes. Examples of these amphipathic peptides or proteins in humans include the defensins, the cathelicidins, the histatins, and RegIIIγ |
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| Back | antimicrobial peptides, antimicrobial proteins |
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