Kenneth P Tai

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Top papers

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1 Criterion for amino acid composition of defensins and antimicrobial peptides based on geometry of membrane destabilization. J Am Chem Soc 2011 1.48
2 CXCL17 is a mucosal chemokine elevated in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis that exhibits broad antimicrobial activity. J Immunol 2012 1.00
3 Arginine in α-defensins: differential effects on bactericidal activity correspond to geometry of membrane curvature generation and peptide-lipid phase behavior. J Biol Chem 2012 0.89
4 Biosynthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of backbone-cyclized α-defensins. Biochemistry 2011 0.84
5 Expression and purification of recombinant alpha-defensins and alpha-defensin precursors in Escherichia coli. Methods Mol Biol 2010 0.83
6 Small-angle X-ray scattering studies of peptide-lipid interactions using the mouse paneth cell α-defensin cryptdin-4. Methods Enzymol 2011 0.75