antimicrobials - Biology Forum

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Ewa 17 years, 5 months ago

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- October 29, 2006 at 9:05 pm #6161
  biochan
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  Does anyone could explain (or link) the importance of polarity of an antimicrobial agent in effectiviness of inhibiting bacteria.
  thanks a lot in advance
- June 4, 2007 at 2:32 pm #73496
  RuNkLi
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  antimicrobial peptides for example which are positivly charged can interact with the negativley charged bacterial membrane (forming pores). so this can be the first step of mode of action of the antimicrobial peptide.
  selamlar
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- July 4, 2007 at 6:37 pm #74358
  Ewa
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  I hope this is not against the forum’s rules
  interesting review on antimicrobial peptides – freely available
  http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11535-007-0010-5
  explains a lot regarding the mechanism of their action – at least to me 🙂
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