Pore forming properties of cecropin-melittin hybrid peptide in a natural membrane

Molecules

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 5179-5188

  Milani, Alberto ^a   Benedusi, Mascia ^a   Aquila, Marco ^a   Rispoli, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ion channels; Patch clamp; Peptide antibiotics; Photoreceptors; Pore forming toxins

Indexed keywords

CECROPIN; MELITTIN; PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; KINETICS; PATCH CLAMP;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CECROPINS; CELL MEMBRANE; KINETICS; MELITTEN; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PEPTIDES;

EID: 73849090549     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules14125179     Document Type: Article

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