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Antimicrobial peptides
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== Structural highlights == | == Structural highlights == | ||
| - | AMPs are rich with hydrophibic (Ala, Val, Ile, Leu, Met, Phe, Tyr, Trp) and Possitively charged (Lys, Arg) Amino Acids, which seems to allow them to bind into membranes. | + | AMPs are rich with hydrophibic (Ala, Val, Ile, Leu, Met, Phe, Tyr, Trp) and Possitively charged (Lys, Arg) Amino Acids, which seems to allow them to bind into membranes. Protegrin 1, is a protein ... We can see the positive residues marked in its structure here <scene name='67/676980/1pg1_arginine/1'>1PG1 arginine</scene> |
== Function == | == Function == | ||
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<scene name='67/676980/1ijv_lysin/1'>1IJV lysin</scene> | <scene name='67/676980/1ijv_lysin/1'>1IJV lysin</scene> | ||
Revision as of 07:35, 12 January 2015
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References
- ↑ Hanson, R. M., Prilusky, J., Renjian, Z., Nakane, T. and Sussman, J. L. (2013), JSmol and the Next-Generation Web-Based Representation of 3D Molecular Structure as Applied to Proteopedia. Isr. J. Chem., 53:207-216. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijch.201300024
- ↑ Herraez A. Biomolecules in the computer: Jmol to the rescue. Biochem Mol Biol Educ. 2006 Jul;34(4):255-61. doi: 10.1002/bmb.2006.494034042644. PMID:21638687 doi:10.1002/bmb.2006.494034042644
