A differential scanning calorimetry study of the effects and interactions of antimicrobial peptide LS3 on phosphatidylethanolamine bilayers

Protein and Peptide Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1345-1350

  Sa'adedin, Farid ^a   Bradshaw, Jeremy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphipathic helix; Antimicrobial peptide; DSC; LS3; Phase transition; Phosphatidylethanolamine

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650633261     PISSN: 09298665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/0929866511009011345     Document Type: Article

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