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Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 1568-0266
ISSN (Online): 1873-4294

Editorial

Host Defence Peptides in Medicinal Chemistry: Identification, Engineering, Characterization and Beyond

Author(s): Angela Arciello

Volume 20, Issue 14, 2020

Page: [1235 - 1237] Pages: 3

DOI: 10.2174/156802662014200519082814

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