The plasma membrane of Leishmania donovani promastigotes is the main target for CA(1-8)M(1-18), a synthetic cecropin A-melittin hybrid peptide

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 453-460

  Díaz Achirica, Pilar ^a   Ubach, Josep ^b   Guinea, Almudena ^c   Andreu, David ^b   Rivas, Luis ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; CA(1-8)M(1-18); CECROPIN A; HYBRID PROTEIN; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LIPOPHOSPHOGLYCAN; MELITTIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENANTIOMER; HOMEOSTASIS; IONIC STRENGTH; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMASTIGOTE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; PROKARYOTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032519748     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/bj3300453     Document Type: Article

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