The Reversible Non-covalent Aggregation Into Fibers of PGLa and Magainin 2 Preserves Their Antimicrobial Activity and Synergism
Magainin 2 and PGLa are antimicrobial peptides found together in frog Media Shelf skin secretions.When added as a mixture they show an order of magnitude increase in antibacterial activity and in model membrane permeation assays.Here we demonstrate that both peptides can form fibers with beta-sheet/turn signature in ATR-FTIR- and CD-spectroscopic a