The second N-terminal aromatic residue of the fungal defensin, blapersin, of Blastomyces percursus is essential for its antibacterial activity
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DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2020.170400
Abstract: Studies have shown that the second N-terminal residue of fungal defensins is closely involved in the binding of defensins to lipid II, a bacterial cell wall precursor, and plays an important role in antibacterial activity.… read more here.
Keywords: terminal aromatic; aromatic residue; second terminal; antibacterial activity ... See more keywords