Antimicrobial peptides: modes of mechanism, modulation of defense responses

M Rahnamaeian - Plant signaling & behavior, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Complicated schemes of classical breeding and their drawbacks, environmental risks
imposed by agrochemicals, decrease of arable land, and escalating damages of pests and …

Structure and dynamics of cationic membrane peptides and proteins: Insights from solid‐state NMR

M Hong, Y Su - Protein Science, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Many membrane peptides and protein domains contain functionally important cationic Arg
and Lys residues, whose insertion into the hydrophobic interior of the lipid bilayer …

[HTML][HTML] The importance of bacterial membrane composition in the structure and function of aurein 2.2 and selected variants

JTJ Cheng, JD Hale, M Elliott, REW Hancock… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2011 - Elsevier
For cationic antimicrobial peptides to become useful therapeutic agents, it is important to
understand their mechanism of action. To obtain high resolution data, this involves studying …

Structures of β-hairpin antimicrobial protegrin peptides in lipopolysaccharide membranes: mechanism of gram selectivity obtained from solid-state nuclear magnetic …

Y Su, AJ Waring, P Ruchala, M Hong - Biochemistry, 2011 - ACS Publications
The structural basis for the Gram selectivity of two disulfide-bonded β-hairpin antimicrobial
peptides (AMPs) is investigated using solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) …

Antimicrobial peptides from amphibians

Y Xiao, C Liu, R Lai - 2011 - degruyter.com
Increased prevalence of multi-drug resistance in pathogens has encouraged researchers to
focus on finding novel forms of anti-infective agents. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) found in …

Wipes including microencapsulated delivery vehicles and phase change materials

JD Amundson, AE Wright, FP Abuto… - US Patent …, 2011 - Google Patents
Microencapsulated delivery vehicles comprising an active agent are disclosed. In one
embodiment, the microencapsu lated delivery vehicles are heat delivery vehicles capable of …

Perspectives and peptides of the next generation

KA Brogden - Prokaryotic Antimicrobial Peptides: From Genes to …, 2011 - Springer
Shortly after their discovery, antimicrobial peptides from prokaryotes and eukaryotes were
recognized as the next potential generation of pharmaceuticals to treat antibiotic-resistant …

Patterned self-warming wipe substrates

JC Cohen, DA Soerens, JD Amundson - US Patent 7,924,142, 2011 - Google Patents
Generally stated, the present disclosure relates to wiping Sub strates such as wet wipes and
dry wipes that include athermal grill utilized to deliver a warming sensation. In an exemplary …

Chemical investigations of fungicolous and endophytic fungi

KD Rogers - 2011 - search.proquest.com
Fungi are rich sources of structurally diverse secondary metabolites, some of which possess
biological activities of importance to medicine and agriculture. Research in our group …

Random peptide libraries as source of diagnostic and therapeutic reagents

A Sanalla - 2011 - opal.latrobe.edu.au
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