Application of biophysical techniques in field of petide interactions with lipid membranes antimicrobial peptides cd.

3. CONCLUSIONS

Investigation of antimicrobial peptide mode of action on model lipid membranes by means of modern biophysical methods enables the good insight both in a macro and microscopic level of biological interactions. Combined approach of calorimetric and spectroscopic measurements results in a complex picture of changes both in peptide structure and the organization and properties of model membranes.

Autorzy: Tomasz Borowik, Per Eugen Kristiansen, Gerhard Gröbner

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