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Leading experts review for the first time in one volume all the mjaor biochemical, molecular, bacteriological, and physical techniques available to assess antimicrobial peptides. These state-of-the-art methods ensure easily reproducible results in such important procedures as the isolation and characterization of antimicrobial peptides, the molecular characterization of genes encoding antimicrobial peptides, and the use of expression systems to isolate peptides. Bioassays and microbial genetic techniques are also included, as are antibacterial assays as the final readout system.

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Author:   William Shafer
Publisher:   Humana Press Inc.
Imprint:   Humana Press Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1997
Volume:   78
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.421kg
ISBN:  

9781617370274

ISBN 10:   1617370274
Pages:   259
Publication Date:   10 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Origins and Development of Peptide Antibiotic Research.- Origins and Development of Peptide Antibiotic Research.- Isolation and Characterization of Antibacterial Peptides.- HPLC Methods for Purification of Antimicrobial Peptides.- Strategies for the Isolation and Characterization of Antimicrobial Peptides of Invertebrates.- Big Defensin and Tachylectins-1 and -2.- Tachyplesin and Anti-Lipopolysaccharide Factor.- Circular Dichroism Studies of Secondary Structure of Peptides.- Analytical Ultracentrifugation Studies of Association of Peptides.- NMR Characterization of Amphipathic Helical Peptides.- Molecular Biology of Antibacterial Peptides.- Laboratory Production of Antimicrobial Peptides in Native Conformation.- An Approach Combining Rapid cDNA Amplification and Chemical Synthesis for the Identification of Novel, Cathelicidin-Derived, Antimicrobial Peptides.- Molecular Biological Strategies in the Analysis of Antibiotic Peptide Gene Families.- Assay Systems for Studying Antibacterial Peptides.- Designer Assays for Antimicrobial Peptides.- Interaction of Cationic Peptides with Bacterial Membranes.- The Genetic Basis of Microbial Resistance to Antimicrobial Peptides.- Assay of Antibacterial Activities of the Bactericidal/Permeability-Increasing Protein in Natural Biological Fluids.- Assay Systems for Measurement of Chemotactic Activity.- Neutralization of the In Vivo Activity of E. Coli-Derived Lipopolysaccharide by Cationic Peptides.

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