A study of the antibacterial activity of l-Phenylalanine and l-Tyrosine esters in relation to their CMCs and their interactions with 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, DPPC as model membrane

Microbiological Research

Volumn 169, Issue 9-10, 2014, Pages 675-685

  Joondan, Nausheen ^a   Jhaumeer Laulloo, Sabina ^a   Caumul, Prakashanand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Cationic amino acid based surfactants; CMC; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Phospholipid

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANES; CHAIN LENGTH; DYES; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; HYDROPHOBIC CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPOSOMES; NAPHTHALENE; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

1 ,2-DIPALMITOYL-SN-GLYCERO-3-PHOSPHOCHOLINE; AMINO ACID-BASED SURFACTANTS; ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERICIDAL PROPERTIES; CATIONIC AMINO ACIDS; CMC; HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTIONS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION;

CATIONIC SURFACTANTS;

NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; ESTER; PHENYLALANINE; SURFACTANT; TYROSINE;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MEMBRANE; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

1,2-DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ESTERS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MEMBRANES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENYLALANINE; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TYROSINE;

EID: 84904740947     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2014.02.010     Document Type: Article

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