Peptide and Protein Interaction with Membrane Systems - Applications to Antimicrobial Therapy and Protein Drug Delivery (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)

In her thesis, Sara Bobone outlines spectroscopic studies of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) which are promising lead compounds for drugs used to fight multidrug resistant bacteria. Bobone shows that AMPs interact with liposomes and she clarifies the structure of pores formed by one of these molecules. These results help us to understand how AMPs are selective for bacterial membranes and how their activity can be finely tuned by modifying their sequence. Findings which solve several conundrums debated in the literature for years. In addition, Bobone uses liposomes as nanotemplates for the photopolymerization of hydrogels - exploiting the self- assembly properties of phospholipids. Bobone was able to trap an enzyme using nanometeric particles, while still allowing its activity by the diffusion of substrates and products through the network of the polymer. The innovative nano devices described in this thesis could solve many of the hurdles still hampering the therapeutic application of protein-based drugs.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Springer Theses
Release date:	June 2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	Sara Bobone
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	140
Edition:	2014 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-06433-8
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pharmacology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Biochemistry > Proteins Promotions
LSN:	3-319-06433-9
Barcode:	9783319064338

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