| Literature DB >> 19180607 |
Anirban Bhunia1, Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy, Surajit Bhattacharjya.
Abstract
Essential understanding: Elucidation of structural requirements and interactions of antimicrobial peptides with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) are essential to understand the mechanism of action of antimicrobial peptides. The highly active antimicrobial peptide MSI-594 (see figure for electrostatic potential surface) acquires a novel helical hairpin structure in complex with LPS. The structure and interactions of MSI-594 with LPS presented here provide important insights into the mechanism of outer membrane permeabilization by antimicrobial peptides.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19180607 DOI: 10.1002/chem.200802635
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chemistry ISSN: 0947-6539 Impact factor: 5.236