Database-guided discovery of potent peptides to combat HIV-1 or superbugs

Pharmaceuticals

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 728-758

  Wang, Guangshun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ab initio design; Antimicrobial peptides; Biofilms; Database screening; De novo design; HIV 1; Improved 2D NMR method; MRSA; Superbugs; Template based design

Indexed keywords

ALPHA DEFENSIN 1; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE BI 32169; ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE GLK 19; ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE GLRC 1; ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE GLRC 2; ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE GLRC 3; ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE GLRC 4; ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE MGD 1; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; AUREIN 1.2; BETA DEFENSIN 1; CAENOPORE 5; CATHELICIDIN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE LL 37; DISTINCTIN; INDOLICIDIN; KALATA B1; PLECTASIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; THETA DEFENSIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE DATABASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DRUG BINDING; DRUG DATABASE; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 84878419915     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14248247     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ph6060728     Document Type: Article

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