Role of C-terminal heptapeptide in pore-forming activity of antimicrobial agent, gaegurin 4

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 151-158

  Kim, H J ^a,b   Kim, S S ^a   Lee, M H ^a   Lee, B J ^a   Ryu, P D ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Disulfide bond; Gaegurin 4; Membrane conductance; Potassium efflux

Indexed keywords

CARBOXY TERMINAL TELOPEPTIDE; DITHIOTHREITOL; GAEGURIN 4; HEPTAPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHANNEL GATING; DISULFIDE BOND; FROG; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; CATIONS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHLORINE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IONS; KINETICS; LIPID BILAYERS; PEPTIDES; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RANIDAE; TIME FACTORS;

ANURA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; RANA RUGOSA;

EID: 4744351344     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.2004.00183.x     Document Type: Article

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