Concepedia

Synthesis and antibacterial activity of trivalent ultrashort Arg-Trp-based antimicrobial peptides (AMPs)

Barbara C. Hoffknecht, Bauke Albada, Marina Sturm, Pascal Prochnow, Julia E. Bandow, Nils Metzler‐Nolte

MedChemComm · 2014 · 14 citations · 24 references

DOI

Concepts

Abstract

Multivalent display of identical ultrashort (only 2–3 amino acids long) antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) was used in order to create potential new antimicrobial agents.

References

24

Antimicrobial peptides of multicellular organisms

Michael Zasloff · Nature · 2002 · 8.4K citations

, , +10

Selective Lysis of Bacteria but Not Mammalian Cells by Diastereomers of Melittin:  Structure−Function Study

Oren Ziv, Yechiel Shai · Biochemistry · 1997 · 413 citations

, , +17

The Pharmacophore of Short Cationic Antibacterial Peptides

Morten B. Strøm, Bengt Erik Haug, Merete Skar et al. · Journal of Medicinal Chemistry · 2003 · 310 citations

, , +14

Backbone Amide Linker (BAL) Strategy for Solid-Phase Synthesis of C-Terminal-Modified and Cyclic Peptides<sup>1</sup><sup>,</sup><sup>2</sup><sup>,</sup><sup>3</sup>

Knud J. Jensen, Jordi Alsina, Michael F. Songster et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1998 · 277 citations

, , +13

An Alkanesulfonamide “Safety-Catch” Linker for Solid-Phase Synthesis

Bradley J. Backes, Jonathan A. Ellman · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1999 · 203 citations

, , +15