Stabilization of helix by side-chain interactions in histatin-derived peptides: Role in candidacidal activity

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 225, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-53

  Ramalingam, Kalaiyarasi ^a   Gururaja, Tarikere L ^a   Ramasubbu, Narayanan ^a   Levine, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTATIN; PEPTIDE; PYRROLE; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SALIVATION; THRUSH;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 0030570839     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1996.1129     Document Type: Article

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