Phosphatidylserine (PS) is the most abundant negatively charged phospholipid in
eukaryotic membranes. PS directs the binding of proteins that bear C2 or gamma …

The cyanine dyes have evoked interest primarily because of their unrivalled ability to impart
light sensitivity to silver halide emulsions in a region of the spectrum to which the silver …

Fluorescence spectroscopy, one of the most informative and sensitive analytical techniques,
has played and continues to play key roles in modern research. Indeed, unraveling the inner …

Revised Manuscript Received September 21, 1992 abstract: Dermaseptin, a 34 amino-acid
residue antimicrobial polypeptide [Mor, A., Nguyen, VH, Delfour, A., Migliore-Samour, D., & …

The increasing resistance of bacteria to conventional antibiotics resulted in a strong effort to
develop antimicrobial compounds with new mechanisms of action. Antimicrobial peptides …

Melittin is the principal toxic component in the venom of the European honey bee Apis
mellifera and is a cationic, hemolytic peptide. It is a small linear peptide composed of 26 …

The antimicrobial peptide LL-37 belongs to the cathelicidin family and is the first
amphipathic α-helical peptide isolated from human. LL-37 is considered to play an important …

296a Monday, February 27, 2012 counterparts remains unknown, especially of lipids such
as sphingolipids that, when unlabeled, enter ''raft''domains in model systems, termed …

Detergent-insoluble membrane fragments that are rich in sphingolipid and cholesterol can
be isolated from both cell lysates and model membranes. We have proposed that these …

Revised Manuscript Received September 19, 1991 abstract: Highly fluorescent 7-nitro-2, l, 3-
benzoxadiazol-4-yl-lipid (NBD-lipid) analogues are widely used to examine lipid …