The Green Tea Polyphenol Epigallocatechin-Gallate (EGCG) Interferes with Microcin E492 Amyloid Formation

The Green Tea Polyphenol Epigallocatechin-Gallate (EGCG) Interferes with Microcin E492 Amyloid Formation

Microcin E492 (MccE492) is an antimicrobial peptide and proposed virulence factor produced by some <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> strains, which, under certain conditions, form amyloid fibers, leading to the loss of its antibacterial activity. Although this protein has been characterized a...

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Main Authors: Paulina Aguilera, Camilo Berríos-Pastén, Marcelo Veloso, Matías Gálvez-Silva, Florian Turbant, Rosalba Lagos, Frank Wien, Veronique Arluison, Andrés E. Marcoleta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-10-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
microcin E492
bacterial amyloid
EGCG
green tea
synchrotron-radiation circular dichroism
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/21/7262

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