Antimicrobial effects of H4-(86-100), histogranin and related compounds - Possible involvement of DNA gyrase

FEBS Journal

Volumn 275, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 5286-5297

  Lemaire, Simon ^a   Trinh, Thuy Tiên ^a   Le, Hoang Thanh ^a   Tang, Shun Chii ^a   Hincke, Maxwell ^a   Wellman Labadie, Olivier ^a   Ziai, Sophie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; DNA gyrase; Histogranin; Histone H4 peptides; Innate immunity

Indexed keywords

2,4 DINITROPHENOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CATHELICIDIN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE LL 37; CIPROFLOXACIN; COUMAMYCIN A1; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); FLUOROACETIC ACID; HISTOGRANIN AND RELATED PEPTIDE; HISTOGRANIN B; HISTOGRANIN B [1-13]; HISTOGRANIN B [3-13]; HISTOGRANIN B [7-15]; HISTOGRANIN B [8-15]; HISTOGRANIN B AMIDE; HISTOGRANIN B GLYCINAMIDE; HISTONE H4; HISTONE H4 [84-100]; HISTONE H4 [84-102]; HISTONE H4 [86-100]; HISTONE H4 [86-102]; HISTONE H4 [89-102]; OSTEOGENIC GROWTH PEPTIDE; PHENYLENEDIAMINE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEGRIN; TETRAPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YL 2 N(HYDROXYPHENYACETYL) 4 (CHLOROBENZOYL)PHENYLENE DIAMINE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INNATE IMMUNITY; LD 50; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DNA GYRASE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HISTONES; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEINS; RATS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BOVINAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RATTUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 53849108803     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06659.x     Document Type: Article

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