NMR Solution Structure and Condition-Dependent Oligomerization of the Antimicrobial Peptide Human Defensin 5

Human defensin 5 (HD5) is a 32-residue host-defense peptide expressed in the gastrointestinal, reproductive, and urinary tracts that has antimicrobial activity. It exhibits six cysteine residues that are regiospecifically oxidized to form three disulfide bonds (Cys[superscript 3]-Cys[superscript 31]...

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Main Authors: Wommack, Andrew (Contributor), Robson, Scott A. (Author), Wanniarachchi, Yoshitha A. (Contributor), Wan, Andrea (Contributor), Turner, Christopher J. (Contributor), Wagner, Gerhard (Author), Nolan, Elizabeth Marie (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry (Contributor), Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (Contributor), Nolan, Elizabeth M. (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: American Chemical Society, 2013-12-10T20:08:37Z.
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