The influence of the N-Terminal region of antimicrobial peptide pleurocidin on fungal apoptosis

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1386-1394

  Choi, Hyemin ^a   Lee, Dong Gun ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Pleurocidin; Pleuronectes americanus; Reactive oxygen species; Terminal region

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; FUNGAL DNA; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PLEUROCIDIN; PLEUROCIDIN[1-19]; PLEUROCIDIN[1-22]; PLEUROCIDIN[4-25]; PLEUROCIDIN[7-25]; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PLEURONECTES; PLEURONECTES AMERICANUS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FISH PROTEINS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 84885896290     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1306.06012     Document Type: Article

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