Interaction of the Antimicrobial Peptide Aurein 1.2 and Charged Lipid Bilayer

Abstract Aurein 1.2 is a potent antimicrobial peptide secreted by frog Litoria aurea. As a short membrane-active peptide with only 13 amino acids in sequence, it has been found to be residing on the surface of lipid bilayer and permeabilizing bacterial membranes at high concentration. However, the d...

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Main Authors: Durgesh K. Rai, Shuo Qian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03795-6