The effects of Leu or Val residues on cell selectivity of α-helical peptides

Protein and Peptide Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1112-1118

  Ma, Qing Quan ^a   Shan, An Shan ^a   Dong, Na ^a   Cao, Yan Ping ^a   Lv, Yin Feng ^a   Wang, Liang ^a  

^a NORTHEAST AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Cell selectivity; Haemolysis; Liposome; Residues

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHOLIPID; VALINE;

ALPHA HELIX; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HEMOLYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DRUG DESIGN; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; LEUCINE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; UNILAMELLAR LIPOSOMES; VALINE; VERO CELLS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80052989066     PISSN: 09298665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986611797200968     Document Type: Article

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