RcAlb-PepII, a synthetic small peptide bioinspired in the 2S albumin from the seed cake of Ricinus communis, is a potent antimicrobial agent against Klebsiella pneumoniae and Candida parapsilosis.

Autor: Dias LP; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceara (UFC), Fortaleza, Brazil. Electronic address: lpinheirodias@gmail.com., Souza PFN; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceara (UFC), Fortaleza, Brazil., Oliveira JTA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceara (UFC), Fortaleza, Brazil. Electronic address: jtaolive@ufc.br., Vasconcelos IM; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceara (UFC), Fortaleza, Brazil., Araújo NMS; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceara (UFC), Fortaleza, Brazil., Tilburg MFV; Department of Biotechnology, State University of Ceara (UECE), Fortaleza, Brazil., Guedes MIF; Department of Biotechnology, State University of Ceara (UECE), Fortaleza, Brazil., Carneiro RF; Department of Fisheries Engineering, Federal University of Ceara (UFC), Fortaleza, Brazil., Lopes JLS; Department of Applied Physics, University of Sao Paulo (IF-USP), Sao Paulo, Brazil., Sousa DOB; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Ceara (UFC), Fortaleza, Brazil.

Publikováno v: Biochimica et biophysica acta. Biomembranes [Biochim Biophys Acta Biomembr] 2020 Feb 01; Vol. 1862 (2), pp. 183092. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Oct 31.