Resurrecting inactive antimicrobial peptide from LPS trap : activity, LPS-interactions and conformations of a hybrid peptide of temporin B and beta-boomerang motif.

• Main Author: Goh, Su-Ann.
• Other Authors: Surajit Bhattacharyya
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52495
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Antimicrobial peptides are short defensive peptides that represent a promising therapeutic option to eradicate antimicrobial resistant strains that has long since been increasing in number. Temporin B is a natural antimicrobial peptide that has shown reduced efficacy on Gram-negative strains due to...