NMR structure and localization of the host defense antimicrobial peptide thanatin in zwitterionic dodecylphosphocholine micelle : implications in antimicrobial activity

• Main Authors: Sinha, Sheetal, Ng, Wun Jern, Bhattacharjya, Surajit
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences; Antimicrobial Peptides; Host Defense Antimicrobial Peptide
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146501
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are potentially vital as the next generation of antibiotics against multidrug resistant bacterial pathogens. Thanatin, an insect derived pathogen inducible 21-residue long antimicrobial peptide, demonstrates antimicrobial activity toward broad range of pathogens. Thanat...