Structure-function relationships and conformational properties of α-MSH(6-13) analogues with candidacidal activity

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-74

  Carotenuto, Alfonso ^a   Saviello, Maria Rosaria ^a   Auriemma, Luigia ^a   Campiglia, Pietro ^a   Catania, Anna ^b   Novellino, Ettore ^a   Grieco, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpha MSH analogues; Candidacidal activity; Conformational studies; SDS micellas

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ARGININE; HISTIDINE; LYSINE; MELANOCORTIN; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PHENYLALANINE; PROLINE; TRYPTOPHAN; VALINE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICELLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ALPHA-MSH; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONES; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33847092018     PISSN: 17470277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0285.2007.00473.x     Document Type: Article

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