Antimicrobial dendrimeric peptides: structure, activity and new therapeutic applications

MA Scorciapino, I Serra, G Manzo… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Microbial resistance to conventional antibiotics is one of the most outstanding medical and
scientific challenges of our times. Despite the recognised need for new anti-infective agents …

Effects of temperature and polyols on the ciprofloxacin hydrochloride-mediated micellization of sodium dodecyl sulfate

S Mahbub, S Akter, P Akter, MA Hoque, MA Rub… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, a conductivity method was engaged to explore the effects of a fluoroquinolone drug,
namely ciprofloxacin hydrochloride (CFH)/CFH+ polyols (organic compounds with multiple …

Lipidated analogs of the LL-37-derived peptide fragment KR12—structural analysis, surface-active properties and antimicrobial activity

E Kamysz, E Sikorska, M Jaśkiewicz, M Bauer… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
An increasing number of multidrug-resistant pathogens is a serious problem of modern
medicine and new antibiotics are highly demanded. In this study, different n-alkyl acids (C2 …

Thermodynamics, size, and dynamics of zwitterionic dodecylphosphocholine and anionic sodium dodecyl sulfate mixed micelles

E Sikorska, D Wyrzykowski, K Szutkowski… - Journal of Thermal …, 2016 - Springer
The thermodynamic properties of micellization for dodecylphosphocholine (DPC), sodium
dodecyl sulfate (SDS), and their mixtures were studied using isothermal titration calorimetry …

Structural details on the interaction of biologically active sulfur-containing monoterpenoids with lipid membranes

LE Nikitina, RS Pavelyev, VA Startseva… - Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, we propose the synthesis of new thioterpenoids of a bornane series and study
the influence of these compounds on hemostasis. The results from this study suggest that …

Selective heteroaromatic nitrogen base promoted chromium (VI) oxidation of isomeric pentanols in aqueous micellar media at room temperature

P Sar, A Ghosh, S Malik, D Ray, B Das… - Journal of industrial and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Oxidation of the three isomeric pentanols by potassium dichromate in aqueous acidic
medium was investigated spectrophotometrically at 25° C. The oxidation leads to the …

[HTML][HTML] Membrane perturbing activities and structural properties of the frog-skin derived peptide Esculentin-1a (1-21) NH2 and its Diastereomer Esc (1-21)-1c …

MR Loffredo, A Ghosh, N Harmouche… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2017 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) represent new alternatives to cope with the increasing
number of multi-drug resistant microbial infections. Recently, a derivative of the frog-skin …

Micellar composition affects lipid accretion kinetics in molecular dynamics simulations: Support for lipid network reproduction

A Kahana, D Lancet, Z Palmai - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mixed lipid micelles were proposed to facilitate life through their documented growth
dynamics and catalytic properties. Our previous research predicted that micellar self …

[HTML][HTML] Interaction of different statins with model membranes by NMR data

LF Galiullina, OV Aganova, IA Latfullin… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2017 - Elsevier
Hydroxy-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors or statins reduce the
amount of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, which is known as a well-established …

Unraveling the mechanism of platelet aggregation suppression by monoterpenoids

LE Nikitina, RS Pavelyev, IR Gilfanov, SV Kiselev… - Bioengineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
Platelet aggregation causes various diseases and therefore challenges the development of
novel antiaggregatory drugs. In this study, we report the possible mechanism of platelet …