Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
Volume 1758, Issue 9, September 2006, Pages 1184-1202
ReviewTryptophan- and arginine-rich antimicrobial peptides: Structures and mechanisms of action
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Abbreviations
BLM
black lipid membranes
CD
circular dichroism
cLZ
human c-type lysozyme
combi-1 (or-2)
combinatorial peptide-1 (or-2)
CPP
cell-permeable peptide
DiPoPE
dipalmitoleoyl PE
DOPC (or DOPE or DOPG)
1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-PC (or PE, PG)
DPC
dodecylphosphocholine
DPPC (or DPPE or DPPG)
1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-PC (or PE or PG)
DSC
differential scanning calorimetry
HEWL
hen egg white lysozyme
hLZ
human lysozyme
IC50
inhibitory concentration at which 50% inhibition is achieved
ITC
isothermal titration calorimetry
Lfcin
lactoferricin
LfcinB
bovine Lfcin
LPS
lipopolysaccharide
LUV
large unilamellar vesicle
LysC
HEWL peptide, residues 98–112 in HEWL
LysH
residues 107–113 in hLZ
MD
molecular dynamics
MIC
minimal inhibitory concentration
MIP-3α
macrophage inflammatory protein-3α
MRSA
methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
NMR
nuclear magnetic resonance
NOE
nuclear Overhauser effect
PC
phosphatidylcholine
PE
phosphatidylethanolamine
PG
phosphatidylglycerol
PDB
Protein Data Bank
PIN-a (or-b)
puroindoline A (or B)
puroA (or B)
puroindoline A (or B) peptide
SDS
sodium dodecyl sulfate
SMH
Shai–Matsuzaki–Huang
VRE
vancomycin resistant enterococci
Keywords
Antimicrobial peptide
Structure
Tryptophan
Arginine
Cation–π interaction
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