Membrane-targeted self-assembling cyclic peptide nanotubes

Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 2647-2661

  Rodríguez Vázquez, Nuria ^a   Lionel Ozores, H ^a   Guerra, Arcadio ^a   González Freire, Eva ^a   Fuertes, Alberto ^a   Panciera, Michele ^a   Priegue, Juan M ^a   Outeiral, Juan ^a   Montenegro, Javier ^a   García Fandiño, Rebeca ^a   Amorín, Manuel ^a   Granja, Juan R ^a  

^a s n   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Ion channels; Membrane; Nanotubes; Peptide; Self assembling

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CYCLOPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE NANOTUBE; SELF ASSEMBLED CYCLIC PEPTIDE NANOTUBE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CYCLOALKANE DERIVATIVE; ION CHANNEL; NANOTUBE; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPUTER MODEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ION TRANSPORT; LIPID BILAYER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER; SYNTHESIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ULVA;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CELL MEMBRANE; CYCLOPARAFFINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; ION CHANNELS; ION TRANSPORT; NANOTUBES; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PORE FORMING CYTOTOXIC PROTEINS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ULVA;

EID: 84926340613     PISSN: 15680266     EISSN: 18734294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1568026614666141215143431     Document Type: Article

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