The activity of the amphipathic peptide δ-lysin correlates with phospholipid acyl chain structure and bilayer elastic properties

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 4748-4755

  Pokorny, Antje ^a   Kilelee, Erin M ^a   Wu, Diana ^a   Almeida, Paulo F F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DELTA HEMOLYSIN PROTEIN, STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; HEMOLYSIN; PHOSPHOLIPID; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYER; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; STATISTICS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ACYLATION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS, MECHANICAL; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 58149286266     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.138701     Document Type: Article

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