A thermodynamic approach to the mechanism of cell-penetrating peptides in model membranes

Biochemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 654-662

  McKeown, Alesia N ^a   Naro, Jeffrey L ^a   Huskins, Laura J ^a   Almeida, Paulo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPATHIC; BI-LAYER; CELL-PENETRATING PEPTIDE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; GIBBS ENERGY; HELICAL CONTENT; HYDROPHOBICITY SCALE; MODEL MEMBRANES; QUANTITATIVE AGREEMENT; SECONDARY STRUCTURES; STOPPED FLOW;

BINDING ENERGY; DICHROISM; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANES; THERMODYNAMICS;

PEPTIDES;

PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ENERGY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE MODEL; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL-PENETRATING PEPTIDES; KINETICS; LIPID BILAYERS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 79952077574     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: 15204995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi1013358     Document Type: Article

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