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...
Main Authors: | Paulina Aguilera, Camilo Berríos-Pastén, Marcelo Veloso, Matías Gálvez-Silva, Florian Turbant, Rosalba Lagos, Frank Wien, Veronique Arluison, Andrés E. Marcoleta |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-10-01
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Series: | Molecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/21/7262 |
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