Comparative study of bovine lactoferricin-derived synthetic peptides revealed which sequences, lengths, and structural features produce the strongest antimicrobial activity and which mechanism (membrane disruption vs intracellular) dominates.
Key findingComparative study of bovine lactoferricin-derived synthetic peptides revealed which sequences, lengths, and structural features produce the strongest
What the researchers found
Comparative study of bovine lactoferricin-derived synthetic peptides revealed which sequences, lengths, and structural features produce the strongest antimicrobial activity and which mechanism (membrane disruption vs intracellular) dominates.
Why it matters
Relevant for peptide research.
How the study worked
research study.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
emerging evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2011.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
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Comparative antimicrobial activity and mechanism of action of bovine lactoferricin-derived synthetic peptides.
Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine, 24(6), 1069-78
Citation
Liu, Yifan; Han, Feifei; Xie, Yonggang; Wang, Yizhen. (2011). Comparative antimicrobial activity and mechanism of action of bovine lactoferricin-derived synthetic peptides.. Biometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine, 24(6), 1069-78. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10534-011-9465-y