A connection between antimicrobial properties of venom peptides and microbial ATP synthase.

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Venom peptides anoplin, cupiennin 1a, latarcin 1, latarcin 3a, latarcin 5, melittin, and pandinin 2 are known to have antibacterial properties. In the current study, we examined whether the antimicrobial properties of these venom peptides have any connection to the binding and inhibition of bacterial ATP synthase. Venom peptides inhibited Escherichia coli wild type and mutant membrane-bound F1Fo ATP synthase to...

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