Antimicrobial properties of a lipid interactive α-helical peptide VP1 against Staphylococcus aureus bacteria

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 129, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 279-283

  Dennison, Sarah R ^a   Morton, Leslie H G ^a   Harris, Frederick ^a   Phoenix, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

helical; Antimicrobial; Lipid monolayer; VP1

Indexed keywords

AMPHOLYTE; ANION; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LIPID; PROTEIN VP1;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; ELECTRICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFRARED RADIATION; LIPID MONOLAYER; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; CELL MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34547555797     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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