A method for structure-activity analysis of quorum-sensing signaling peptides from naturally transformable streptococci

Biological Procedures Online

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 207-226

  Tian, Xiaolin ^a   Syvitski, Raymond T ^a   Liu, Tianlei ^a   Livingstone, Nadine ^a   Jakeman, David L ^a   Li, Yung Hua ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Quorum sensing; Signaling peptides; Streptococcus mutans; Structure activity analysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COMPETENCE STIMULATING PEPTIDE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 77649272069     PISSN: 14809222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12575-009-9009-9     Document Type: Article

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