A study on the importance of phenylalanine for aurein functionality

Protein and Peptide Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1455-1458

  Dennison, Sarah R ^a   Harris, Frederick ^a   Phoenix, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Hydrophobic groove; Peptide monolayer; Peptide lipid interactions

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; AUREIN 2.2 PEPTIDE; AUREIN 2.5 PEPTIDE, LITORIA AUREA; PHENYLALANINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LIPID BILAYER; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; LIPID BILAYERS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHENYLALANINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES; PHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROLS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 73449105110     PISSN: 09298665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986609789839340     Document Type: Article

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