The solution structure and activity of caerin 1.1, an antimicrobial peptide from the Australian green tree frog, Litoria splendida

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 247, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 545-557

  Wong, Herbert ^a   Bowie, John H ^b   Carver, John A ^c  

^a CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphipathic helix; Antimicrobial peptide; NMR; Solution structure

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SKIN;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; HYLIDAE; LITORIA SPLENDIDA;

EID: 0030852756     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00545.x     Document Type: Article

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