Breaking disulfide bonds in a weakly bactericidal α-defensin unleashes a potent antimicrobial peptide with an altered conformation.
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- Original Title:
- Breaking disulfide bonds in a weakly bactericidal α-defensin unleashes a potent antimicrobial peptide with an altered conformation.
- Published In:
- PLoS pathogens, 22(2), e1013954 (2026)
- Authors:
- Luo, Gan(2), Zhao, Mingzhu, Wang, Qingxia, Zhou, Yang, Yao, Dan, Zhang, Jue, Wang, Gang, Zhang, Junjie, Liao, Chongbing, Lu, Wuyuan
- Database ID:
- RPEP-15614
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https://rethinkpeptides.com/research/RPEP-15614APA
Luo, Gan; Zhao, Mingzhu; Wang, Qingxia; Zhou, Yang; Yao, Dan; Zhang, Jue; Wang, Gang; Zhang, Junjie; Liao, Chongbing; Lu, Wuyuan. (2026). Breaking disulfide bonds in a weakly bactericidal α-defensin unleashes a potent antimicrobial peptide with an altered conformation.. PLoS pathogens, 22(2), e1013954. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1013954
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Luo, Gan, et al. "Breaking disulfide bonds in a weakly bactericidal α-defensin unleashes a potent antimicrobial peptide with an altered conformation.." PLoS pathogens, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1013954
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