The effect of C-terminal amidation on the efficacy and selectivity of antimicrobial and anticancer peptides

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 332, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 43-50

  Dennison, Sarah Rachel ^a   Harris, Frederick ^a   Bhatt, Tailap ^a   Singh, Jaipaul ^a   Phoenix, David Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticancer peptide; Antimicrobial peptide; C terminally amidated; Tumour cell lines

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CATIONIC DEFENCE PEPTIDE; ISOPROTEIN; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMIDATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; TUMOR CELL;

AMIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BACTERIA; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NEOPLASMS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 70450225601     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: 15734919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11010-009-0172-8     Document Type: Article

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