Identification of GXXXXG motif in Chrysophsin-1 and its implication in the design of analogs with cell-selective antimicrobial and anti-endotoxin activities

Abstract Marine fish antimicrobial peptide, chrysophsin-1 possesses versatile biological activities but its non-selective nature restricts its therapeutic possibilities. Often small alterations in structural motifs result in significant changes in the properties of concerned proteins/peptides. We ha...

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Main Authors: Amit Kumar Tripathi, Tripti Kumari, Munesh Kumar Harioudh, Pranjal Kumar Yadav, Manoj Kathuria, P. K. Shukla, Kalyan Mitra, Jimut Kanti Ghosh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03576-1