Rupture of Lipid Vesicles by a Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Peptide: Influence of Vesicle Size

An amphipathic α-helical (AH) peptide was recently discovered that can rupture the lipid envelope of many viruses including HIV, hepatitis C, dengue, and herpes simplex. Despite its broad-spectrum activity, the AH peptide specifically targets small viruses only and does not affect large viruses. Ind...

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Main Authors: Zan, Goh Haw, Zhdanov, Vladimir P., Cho, Nam-Joon, Jackman, Joshua Alexander
Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81034
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40641
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English

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