Bulky aromatic amino acids increase the antibacterial activity of 15-residue bovine lactoferricin derivatives

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 425-432

  Haug, Bengt Erik ^a   Skar, Merete L ^a   Svendsen, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antibacterial peptide; Bovine lactoferricin; Tryptophan; Unnatural aromatic amino acid

Indexed keywords

ALANINE DERIVATIVE; AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; ANISOLE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AROMATIC AMINO ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CATHELICIDIN; CYSTEINE DERIVATIVE; LACTOFERRICIN B; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PHENYLALANINE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL; PIPERIDINE; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; REAGENT; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID; TRYPTOPHAN DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SPECIFICITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; CYSTEINE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOFERRIN; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PEPTIDES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034877273     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psc.338     Document Type: Article

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