Enhanced Cationic Charge is a Key Factor in Promoting Staphylocidal Activity of α-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone via Selective Lipid Affinity

The steady rise in antimicrobial resistance poses a severe threat to global public health by hindering treatment of an escalating spectrum of infections. We have previously established the potent activity of α-MSH, a 13 residue antimicrobial peptide, against the opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus...

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Autores principales: Singh, Jyotsna, Joshi, Seema, Mumtaz, Sana, Maurya, Nancy, Ghosh, Ilora, Khanna, Shivangi, Natarajan, Vivek T., Mukhopadhyay, Kasturi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4985751/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27526963
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep31492

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4985751/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27526963
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep31492

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