Ion selectivity and membrane potential effects of two scorpion pore-forming peptides / D. Elgar
Parabutoporin (PP) and opistoporin 1 (OP1) are cation, a-helical antimicrobial peptides isolated from the southern African scorpion species, Parabuthus schlechteri and Opistophthalmus carinatus, respectively. Along with their antimicrobial action against bacteria and fungi, these peptides show pore-...
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North-West University
2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10394/991 |