Interaction of indolicidin, a 13-residue peptide rich in tryptophan and proline and its analogues with model membranes

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-13

  Subbalakshmi, C ^a   Krishnakumari, V ^a   Sitaram, N ^a   Nagaraj, R ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Alanine analogue; Antibacterial peptide; Indolicidin; Model membranes; Peptide membrane interactions; Phenylalanine analogue

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ALANINE DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; CARDIOLIPIN; INDOLICIDIN; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROLINE; PROLINE DERIVATIVE; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHAN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; HEMOLYSIS; LIPID VESICLE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0031943271     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02728517     Document Type: Article

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