Effects of the antimicrobial peptide temporin L on cell morphology, membrane permeability and viability of Escherichia coli

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 380, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 859-865

  Mangoni, Maria Luisa ^a   Papo, Niv ^b   Barra, Donatella ^a   Simmaco, Maurizio ^a   Bozzi, Argante ^c   Di Giulio, Antonio ^c   Rinaldi, Andrea C ^d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphibian skin; Antimicrobial peptide; Escherichia coli; Fluorescence microscopy; Membrane permeability; Temporin L.

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; CELLS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POLYPEPTIDES; SKIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES; BACTERIAL MEMBRANES;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; 5 CYANO 2,3 DITOLYLTETRAZOLIUM CHLORIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUOROCHROME; PEPTIDE; PHENYLALANYLVALYLGLUTAMYLTRYPTOPHYLPHENYLALANYLSERYLLYSYLPHENYLALANYLLEUCYL GLYCYLARGINYLLEUCINAMIDE; TEMPORIN L; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOLYSIS; CELL DEATH; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FROG; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN SECRETION; STAINING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENT DYES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PEPTIDES; STAINING AND LABELING;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 3042743487     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20031975     Document Type: Article

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