Structure and fungicidal activity of a synthetic antimicrobial peptide, P18, and its truncated peptides

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 337-341

  Lee, Dong Gun ^a   Hahm, Kyung Soo ^b   Shin, Song Yub ^b  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

helicity; Fungicidal activity; P18; Truncated peptide

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; CECROPIN A; LEUCINE; MAGAININ 2 PEPTIDE, XENOPUS; P18 ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE; PROLINE; TETRAZOLIUM; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLYL BLUE; XENOPUS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMISTRY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FUSARIUM; GENE DELETION; METABOLISM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRICHOSPORON; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FUSARIUM; GENE DELETION; LEUCINE; PEPTIDES; PROLINE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES; TRICHOSPORON; XENOPUS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; TRICHOSPORON BEIGELII;

EID: 1442338547     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BILE.0000015472.09542.6d     Document Type: Article

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