Abstract
In order to enhance the membrane disruption of antimicrobial peptides both targeting and multivalent presentation approaches were explored. The antimicrobial peptides anoplin and temporin L were conjugated via click chemistry to vancomycin and to di- and tetravalent dendrimers. The vancomycin unit led to enhanced membrane disruption of large unilamellar vesicles (LUVs) displaying the vancomycin target lipid II, but only for temporin L and not for anoplin. The multivalent presentation led to enhanced LUV membrane disruption in the case of anoplin but not for temporin L.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2171-2174 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes |
Volume | 1818 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Sep 2012 |
Keywords
- Anoplin
- Antimicrobial peptide
- Membrane disruption
- Multivalency
- Targeting
- Temporin L
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Cell Biology