Computational study of bacterial membrane disruption by cationic biocides: Structural basis for water pore formation

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 118, Issue 32, 2014, Pages 9722-9732

  Hill, Eric H ^a,b   Whitten, David G ^b   Evans, Deborah G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b MSC01 1070   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OLIGOMERS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

BACTERIAL MEMBRANES; BACTERIAL RESISTANCE; CLASSICAL MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTION; MEMBRANE DISRUPTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MORPHOLOGY CHANGES;

DISINFECTANTS;

CATION; DISINFECTANT AGENT; POLY(PHENYLENE ETHYNYLENE); POLYMER; WATER;

BACTERIUM; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

BACTERIA; CATIONS; CELL MEMBRANE; DISINFECTANTS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYMERS; WATER;

EID: 84906095616     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp504297s     Document Type: Article

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