1. Optimization of the antimicrobial activity of magainin peptides by modification of charge / 2. Physical Basis of Membrane-Charge Selectivity of Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides

Posted in Journal Articles on April 28, 2008 at 4:23 pm by JCCMP

Optimization of the antimicrobial activity of magainin peptides by modification of charge
Authors: Margitta Dathe, Heike Nikolenko, Jana Meyer, Michael Beyermann, and Michael Bienert
FEBS Letters 501, 146-150 (2001)

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Physical Basis of Membrane-Charge Selectivity of Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides
Authors: Sattar Taheri-Araghi and Bae-Yeun Ha
Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 168101-1–16801-4 (2007)

Recommended with a commentary by Mehran Kardar, MIT | View Commentary (pdf) |

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