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XB-ART-38896
Anal Biochem 2008 Oct 15;3812:279-81. doi: 10.1016/j.ab.2008.07.005.
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Use of a real-time polymerase chain reaction thermocycler to study bacterial cell permeabilization by antimicrobial peptides.

Bourbon C , Bry C , Roggemans C , Soulard C , Thizon C , Garbay B .


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Antimicrobial peptides are good leads to develop new antibiotics, but knowledge of their mode of action is a prerequisite. Destruction of the microbial membranes through a detergent-like mechanism is one of these modes of action. This is usually studied by using a fluorescent nucleic acid stain such as SYTOX Green, which is impermeable to living cells. Using a simple protocol based on the use of a standard real-time thermocycler, we confirmed that the actions of the antimicrobial peptides LL-37 and magainin 2 on bacterial cells are different.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: magainins