Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6983000 Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 2014 24 Pages PDF
Abstract
The synthetic cationic amphiphilic peptide WLBU2 binds to and causes aggregation of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (endotoxin) vesicles, while polymyxin B does not. WLBU2 might thus be used to bind circulating endotoxin and pathogens for treatment of sepsis.
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Binding interactions of bacterial lipopolysaccharide and the cationic amphiphilic peptides polymyxin B and WLBU2
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