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The Antimicrobial Activity of Gramicidin A Is Associated with Hydroxyl Radical Formation

Gramicidin A is an antimicrobial peptide that destroys gram-positive bacteria. The bactericidal mechanism of antimicrobial peptides has been linked to membrane permeation and metabolism disruption as well as interruption of DNA and protein functions. However, the exact bacterial killing mechanism of...

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Autores principales: Liou, Je-Wen, Hung, Yu-Jiun, Yang, Chin-Hao, Chen, Yi-Cheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4306519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25622083
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117065