Mutational analysis of residues in the helical region of the class IIa bacteriocin pediocin PA-1

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1966-1972

  Haugen, Helén Sophie ^a   Fimland, Gunnar ^b   Nissen Meyer, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Xellia Pharmaceuticals AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIDE GROUPS; BACTERIOCINS; HYDROPHILIC CHARGED; HYDROPHOBIC RESIDUES; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PEDIOCIN; POSITIVE CHARGES; SEQUENCE-DEPENDENT; TARGET CELLS; WILD TYPES;

AMIDES; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY;

POLYPEPTIDES;

BACTERIOCIN; PEDIOCIN PA 1; PEDIOCIN PA-1;

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; CELL ORGANELLE; FRAGMENTATION; HYBRID; HYDROPHOBICITY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INHIBITION; INHIBITOR; MUTATION; WILD POPULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIOCINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 79953227398     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02488-10     Document Type: Article

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