Alginate as an auxiliary bacterial membrane: Binding of membrane-active peptides by polysaccharides

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 343-351

  Chan, C ^a,b   Burrows, L L ^a   Deber, Charles M ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alginate; Antimicrobial peptides; Biofilms; Membrane active peptides; Polysaccharides

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CALCEIN; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; FLUORESCENT DYE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOFILM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIFFUSION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID VESICLE; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ALGINATES; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BIOFILMS; DIFFUSION; FLUORESCEINS; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; LIPOSOMES; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 16444374940     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.2005.00217.x     Document Type: Article

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