Effect of dimerization of a β-turn antimicrobial peptide, PST13-RK, on antimicrobial activity and mammalian cell toxicity

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 233-237

  Yang, Sung Tae ^a   Kim, Jae Il ^a   Shin, Song Yub ^b,c  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Chosun University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Turn structure; Dimerization; Mammalian cell toxicity; Symmetrical tritrpticin derivative

Indexed keywords

AMINES; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; DIMERIZATION; DIMERS; MAMMALS; MONOMERS; OLIGOMERS; OPTICAL FILTERS; POLYMERS; TOXICITY;

A549 CELLS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES; BACTERIAL CELLS; CANCER CELLS; CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS; MAMMALIAN CELL TOXICITY; SYMMETRICAL TRITRPTICIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; DIMERIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; DIMERIZATION; HUMANS; MICE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 58149202358     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-008-9848-5     Document Type: Article

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