Partially Unfolded Lysozyme at Neutral pH Agglutinates and Kills Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Bacteria through Membrane Damage Mechanism

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3799-3806

  Ibrahim, Hisham R ^a   Higashiguchi, Shinji ^b   Koketsu, Mamoru ^b   Juneja, Lekh R ^b   Kim, Mujo ^b   Yamamoto, Takehiko ^b   Sugimoto, Yasushi ^a   Aoki, Takayoshi ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TAIYO KAGAKU CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agglutination; Antimicrobial action; Conformational changes; Lysozyme; Membrane interaction and fusion

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0001256923     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf960133x     Document Type: Article

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