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Jul 2026
Bilayer Permeabilization and the ‘Sand-in-a-Gearbox’ Mechanism for Membrane-Active Molecules: Which Is Which?
Background/Objectives: Antimicrobial peptides are promising agents for combating resistant infections. They exhibit bactericidal activity against a wide range of microbes, primarily by disrupting the permeability of the bacterial membrane and ultimately causing cell death. Effective bacterial killing requires a high nu...
Zahra Vaezi, A. Bortolotti, C. di Stefano et al.
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