Dermcidin-derived peptides show a different mode of action than the cathelicidin LL-37 against Staphylococcus aureus

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2499-2509

  Senyürek, Ilknur ^a   Paulmann, Maren ^a   Sinnberg, Tobias ^a   Kalbacher, Hubert ^a   Deeg, Martin ^a   Gutsmann, Thomas ^b   Hermes, Marina ^a   Kohler, Thomas ^a   Götz, Fritz ^a   Wolz, Christiane ^a   Peschel, Andreas ^a   Schittek, Birgit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE DCD 1L; ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE SSL23; ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE SSL25; ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE SSL29; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; BUFORIN II; CATHELICIDIN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE LL 37; DERMCIDIN; INDOLICIDIN; LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; TEICHOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MACROMOLECULE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE MODEL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RNA SYNTHESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME;

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; CELL MEMBRANE; DERMCIDINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 67049107846     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01679-08     Document Type: Article

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