Marked increase in membranolytic selectivity of novel cyclic tachyplesins constrained with an antiparallel two-β strand cystine knot framework

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 267, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 783-790

  Tam, James P ^a   Lu, Yi An ^a   Yang, Jin Long ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTINE; DEFENSIN; DISULFIDE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TACHYPLESIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; CYTOTOXICITY; DISULFIDE BOND; DRUG CONFORMATION; LIPID MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034719492     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.2035     Document Type: Article

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