Analysis of the solution structure of the human antibiotic peptide dermcidin and its interaction with phospholipid vesicles

BMB Reports

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 362-368

  Jung, Hyun Ho ^a   Yang, Sung Tae ^b   Sim, Ji Yeong ^a   Lee, Seungkyu ^a   Lee, Ju Yeon ^a   Kim, Ha Hyung ^c   Shin, Song Yub ^d   Kim, Jae Il ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^d Chosun University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amphipthic helical structure; Antimicrobial peptide; Helix hinge helix motif; Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy; Peptide membrane interaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77953488183     PISSN: 19766696     EISSN: 1976670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/BMBRep.2010.43.5.362     Document Type: Article

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