The structure of the antimicrobial peptide Ac-RRWWRF-NH2 bound to micelles and its interactions with phospholipid bilayers

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 219-229

  Jing, W ^a   Hunter, H N ^a   Hagel, J ^a   Vogel, Hans J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Differential scanning calorimetry; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Isothermal titration calorimetry; Membrane mimetics; Nuclear magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

ACETYLARGINYLARGINYLTRYPTOPHYLTRYPTOPHYLTRYPTOPHYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HEXAPEPTIDE; PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL; PHOSPHOLIPID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BINDING AFFINITY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DRUG BINDING; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ELECTRICITY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICELLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TITRIMETRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0038702321     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3011.2003.00050.x     Document Type: Article

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