Membrane structure and interactions of a short Lycotoxin I analogue

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 528-534

  Adao R ^a   Seixas, R ^a   Gomes, P ^a   Pessoa, J Costa ^b   Bastos, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anti microbial peptide; DSC; ITC; Microcalorimetry; Model membranes

Indexed keywords

LIPOSOME; LYCOTOXIN I 1-15; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HEMOLYSIS; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SPECTROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; LIPOSOMES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SPIDER VENOMS; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS;

CANDIDA GLABRATA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOGNA CAROLINENSIS; LYCOSIDAE;

EID: 42149140555     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: 10991387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psc.993     Document Type: Article

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