Action of the antibiotics of the iturin group on artificial membranes.
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The action of iturin A and bacillomycin L on vesicles of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) and DPPC-cholesterol was studied. Iturin A destroyed the vesicles, bacillomycin L bound with DPPC vesicles and destroyed vesicles containing DPPC and cholesterol. These results are discussed in comparison with the action of antibiotics of the iturin group on cytoplasmic membranes.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of antibiotics
دوره 37 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984