Role of membranes in the activities of antimicrobial cationic peptides

被引:386
作者
Hancock, REW [1 ]
Rozek, A [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ British Columbia, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
关键词
antimicrobial peptide; cationic peptide; membrane; model membrane; mode of action;
D O I
10.1016/S0378-1097(01)00480-3
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Cationic amphiphilic peptides that are found throughout nature have very broad-spectrum activities against microbes. The initial sites of interaction are with microbial membranes. Although dogma suggests that their lethal action involves disruption of the cytoplasmic membranes. a number of cationic peptides can traverse intact membranes to interact with internal targets. (C) 2002 Federation of European Microbiological Societies. Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:143 / 149
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