Voltage-dependent pore formation and antimicrobial activity by alamethicin and analogues

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-12

  Duclohier, H ^a   Wroblewski H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Amphipathic helix; Antibacterial activity; Conductances; Ion channels; Peptaibols; Planar lipid bilayers

Indexed keywords

ALAMETHICIN; CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HYDROGEN BOND; MODULATION; POROSITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SURFACE TENSION; THICKNESS;

ALAMETHICIN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ION CHANNELS; ION TRANSPORT; IONOPHORES; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 0035498468     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-001-0077-2     Document Type: Review

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