The toxicity of amyloid‐forming proteins is correlated with their interactions with cell
membranes. Binding events between amyloidogenic proteins and membranes result in …

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 success of fluorescence experiments requires attention to experimental details and an
understanding of the instrumentation. There are also many potential artifacts that can distort …

In 1970, three laboratories independently made a discovery that, for aromatic fluorophores
embedded into different rigid and highly viscous media, the spectroscopic properties do not …

Species right across the evolutionary scale from insects to mammals use peptides as part of
their host-defense system to counter microbial infection. The primary structures of a large …

Melittin (MLT), the 26-residue toxic peptide from the European honeybee Apis mellifera, is
widely used for studying the principles of membrane permeabilization by antimicrobial and …

The mechanism of pore formation of lytic peptides, such as melittin from bee venom, is
thought to involve binding to the membrane surface, followed by insertion at threshold levels …

Melittin, a naturally occurring antimicrobial peptide, exhibits strong lytic activity against both
eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. Despite a tremendous amount of work done, very little is …

Gramicidin S (GS) is a cyclic decapeptide of primary structure [cyclo-(Val-Orn-Leu-d-Phe-
Pro) 2] secreted by Bacillus brevis. It is a powerful antimicrobial agent with potent cidal …

L'interaction entre plusieurs peptides antimicrobiens cationiques riches en tryptophane (Trp)
et les membranes a été étudiée. Parmi ces peptides, il ya la tritrpticine, l'indolicidine, la …