Free energy calculations revealed counterion release as a major driving force for lactoferricin B binding to bacterial POPG membranes, beyond electrostatic attraction alone — refining the molecular mechanism.
Key findingFree energy calculations revealed counterion release as a major driving force for lactoferricin B binding to bacterial POPG membranes, beyond electros
What the researchers found
Free energy calculations revealed counterion release as a major driving force for lactoferricin B binding to bacterial POPG membranes, beyond electrostatic attraction alone — refining the molecular mechanism.
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 2009.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
What was studied?
What was found?
Read the original research
Binding free energy and counterion release for adsorption of the antimicrobial peptide lactoferricin B on a POPG membrane.
Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics, 80(3 Pt 1), 031911
Citation
Tolokh, Igor S; Vivcharuk, Victor; Tomberli, Bruno; Gray, C G. (2009). Binding free energy and counterion release for adsorption of the antimicrobial peptide lactoferricin B on a POPG membrane.. Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics, 80(3 Pt 1), 031911.