Abstract
Peptides that make bacteria RE coil: A peptide system designed to regulate antimicrobial intervention switches between antimicrobial and inactive forms. The regulator comprises two α-helical sequences. One of them, R coil, binds to microbial membranes and acts as an antimicrobial component, and is inactivated by the other, E coil, a membrane-inactive peptide (see picture).
Translated title of the contribution | RE coil: an antimicrobial peptide regulator |
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Original language | English |
Pages (from-to) | 9676 - 9679 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 51 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 14 Dec 2009 |