In:
FEBS Letters, Wiley, Vol. 247, No. 1 ( 1989-04-10), p. 17-21
Kurzfassung:
We describe here the ability of the magainin 2 peptide to assemble spontaneously into characteristic 13‐nm diameter filaments having a 30 nm periodic helical substructure. Optimal conditions for extensive polymerization into filaments of several hundred microns required low pH and high ionic strength. Polymerization of the magainin 2 peptide may be involved in its recently described in vitro membrane‐disrupting and antibiotic activities.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0014-5793
,
1873-3468
DOI:
10.1016/0014-5793(89)81230-X
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Wiley
Publikationsdatum:
1989
ZDB Id:
1460391-3
SSG:
12
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