[HTML][HTML] Cationic amphipathic peptides KT2 and RT2 are taken up into bacterial cells and kill planktonic and biofilm bacteria

T Anunthawan, C De La Fuente-Núñez… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2015 - Elsevier
We investigated the mechanisms of two tryptophan-rich antibacterial peptides (KT2 and
RT2) obtained in a previous optimization screen for increased killing of both Gram-negative …

High specific selectivity and membrane-active mechanism of the synthetic centrosymmetric α-helical peptides with Gly-Gly pairs

J Wang, S Chou, L Xu, X Zhu, N Dong, A Shan… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
We used a template-assisted approach to develop synthetic antimicrobial peptides, which
differ from naturally occurring antimicrobial peptides that can compromise host natural …

Complementary effects of host defense peptides piscidin 1 and piscidin 3 on DNA and lipid membranes: biophysical insights into contrasting biological activities

RM Hayden, GK Goldberg, BM Ferguson… - The journal of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Piscidins were the first antimicrobial peptides discovered in the mast cells of vertebrates.
While two family members, piscidin 1 (p1) and piscidin 3 (p3), have highly similar sequences …

Lepidopteran antimicrobial peptides (AMPs): overview, regulation, modes of action, and therapeutic potentials of insect-derived AMPs

C Badapanda, SK Chikara - Short Views on Insect Genomics and …, 2015 - Springer
Due to overuse of antibiotics or drugs, antibiotic resistance and multidrug resistance in
pathogenic bacteria have been rising during the last two decades. Therefore, there is an …

Antimicrobial and Anti-inflammatory Activities and Mechanism of Action of Cathelicidin-derived Synthetic Antimicrobial Peptides

자콥, 비누 - 2015 - oak.chosun.ac.kr
ABSTRACT Antimicrobial and Anti-inflammatory Activities and Mechanism of Action of
Cathelicidin-derived Synthetic Antimicrobial Peptides Binu Jacob Advisor: Prof. Song Yub …