An Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Study on the “In Vacuo” Hetero-Oligomers Formed by the Antimicrobial Peptides, Surfactin and Gramicidin S

Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1623-1637

  Rautenbach, Marina ^a   Vlok, N Maré ^a   Eyéghé Bickong, Hans A ^a   van der Merwe, Marthinus J ^a   Stander, Marietjie A ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Antimicrobial peptide; Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry; Gramicidin S; Lipopeptide; Molecular interaction; Surfactin

Indexed keywords

DIMERS; GASES; IONIZATION OF GASES; IONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROORGANISMS; MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; PEPTIDES; POLYPEPTIDES; SOLUTIONS;

ANTAGONISM; ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY; GRAMICIDIN S; LIPOPEPTIDES; SURFACTIN;

ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION;

CALCIUM ION; GRAMICIDIN S; HETERODIMER; LIPOPEPTIDE; OLIGOMER; SODIUM; SURFACTIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CYCLOPEPTIDE; GRAMICIDIN; SURFACTIN PEPTIDE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; COLLISIONALLY ACTIVATED DISSOCIATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG CONFORMATION; DRUG STABILITY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; GROWTH INHIBITION; HYDROPHOBICITY; INCUBATION TIME; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PHASE TRANSITION; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; DIMERIZATION; PROCEDURES;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BINDING SITES; DIMERIZATION; GRAMICIDIN; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; LIPOPEPTIDES; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION;

EID: 85024129513     PISSN: 10440305     EISSN: 18791123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13361-017-1685-0     Document Type: Article

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