Conformational behavior of temporin A and temporin L in aqueous solution: A computational/experimental study

Biopolymers

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 215-224

  D'Abramo, M ^a   Rinaldi, A C ^b   Bozzi, A ^c   Amadei, A ^d   Mignogna, G ^a   Di Nola, A ^a   Aschi, M ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Circular dichroism; Free energy landscape; Molecular dynamics; Temporins

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CONFORMATIONS; FREE ENERGY; MICROBIOLOGY; WATER;

ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FREE ENERGY LANDSCAPE; TEMPORINS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; TEMPORIN A; TEMPORIN L; TRIFLUOROETHANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; FUNGUS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEINS; SOLUTIONS; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER;

FUNGI; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 33644531547     PISSN: 00063525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bip.20404     Document Type: Article

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