Detergent-like actions of linear amphipathic cationic antimicrobial peptides

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1758, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1529-1539

  Bechinger, Burkhard ^a   Lohner, Karl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bilayer; Peptide pore formation; Phospholipid membrane; Polypeptide lipid interaction; Regulation; Selectivity

Indexed keywords

ALAMETHICIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BUFORIN 2; CATION; CECROPIN; DEFENSIN; DETERGENT; GRAMICIDIN S; MAGAININ 1; MAGAININ 2; NISIN; PARDAXIN; PEPTIDE; PEXIGANAN ACETATE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEGRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; HUMAN; LIPID COMPOSITION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MICELLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; DETERGENTS; MODELS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 33748947334     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2006.07.001     Document Type: Review

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