Characterization of a potent antimicrobial lipopeptide via coarse-grained molecular dynamics

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1818, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 212-218

  Horn, Joshua N ^a   Sengillo, Jesse D ^a   Lin, Dejun ^a   Romo, Tod D ^a   Grossfield, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Lipopeptides; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE C16 KGGK; LIPOPEPTIDE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOPHYSICS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG BINDING; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; MICELLE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; CELL MEMBRANE; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPOPEPTIDES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA;

EID: 84855447465     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: 18792642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2011.07.025     Document Type: Article

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