The antimicrobial peptide, psacotheasin induces reactive oxygen species and triggers apoptosis in Candida albicans

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 405, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 267-271

  Hwang, Bomi ^a   Hwang, Jae Sam ^b   Lee, Juneyoung ^a   Lee, Dong Gun ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Apoptosis; Candida albicans; Psacothea hilaris; Psacotheasin

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PSACOTHEASIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANNEXIN A5; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASPASES; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; PSACOTHEA HILARIS;

EID: 79651469419     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.01.026     Document Type: Article

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