The antimicrobial peptide gramicidin S permeabilizes phospholipid bilayer membranes without forming discrete ion channels

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1778, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2814-2822

  Ashrafuzzaman, Md ^a,b   Andersen, O S ^b   McElhaney, R N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Gramicidin S; Ion channel; Lipid bilayer membrane; Membrane conductance; Membrane defect

Indexed keywords

AMPHOLYTE; CHOLESTEROL; DIPHYTANOYLLECITHIN; DIPHYTANOYLPHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL; GRAMICIDIN S; ION CHANNEL; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; ION CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; GRAMICIDIN; ION CHANNELS; LIPID BILAYERS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PERMEABILITY; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

EID: 55749104221     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2008.08.017     Document Type: Article

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