Functional and structural characterization of recombinant dermcidin-1L, a human antimicrobial peptide

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 328, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 243-250

  Lai, Yu Ping ^a   Peng, Yi Fei ^a   Zuo, Yi ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Huang, Jing ^a   Wang, Lin Fa ^a,b   Wu, Zi Rong ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activities; Antimicrobial peptide; Circular dichroism; Dermcidin 1L; Hemolytic activity

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A; DERMCIDIN 1L; FACTOR XA PROTEASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEINASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ALPHA HELIX; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ERYTHROCYTE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BACTERIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 12844260804     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.12.143     Document Type: Article

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