Mechanism of action of the antimicrobial peptide buforin II: Buforin II kills microorganisms by penetrating the cell membrane and inhibiting cellular functions

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 244, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 253-257

  Park, Chan Bae ^a   Kim, Hun Sik ^a   Kim, Sun Chang ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BUFORIN; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; MAGAININ 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL VIABILITY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG DNA BINDING; DRUG MECHANISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA BINDING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032489294     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1998.8159     Document Type: Article

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