Structural determinants of the scorpion venom peptide Uy234 govern bactericidal activity and membrane-disruptive properties.

Villa-Merlan AK, Mescola A, Fong-Coronado PA, Juárez González VR, Fernández-Sánchez F, Alessandrini A, Balleza D, Quintero-Hernández V.

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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1830314
Published: 2026-06-11
Container: Front Microbiol
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fmicb.2026.1830314,
  title = {Structural determinants of the scorpion venom peptide Uy234 govern bactericidal activity and membrane-disruptive properties.},
  author = {Villa-Merlan AK and  Mescola A and  Fong-Coronado PA and  Juárez González VR and  Fernández-Sánchez F and  Alessandrini A and  Balleza D and  Quintero-Hernández V.},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Front Microbiol},
  doi = {10.3389/fmicb.2026.1830314},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1830314}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Structural determinants of the scorpion venom peptide Uy234 govern bactericidal activity and membrane-disruptive properties.
AU  - Villa-Merlan AK
AU  -  Mescola A
AU  -  Fong-Coronado PA
AU  -  Juárez González VR
AU  -  Fernández-Sánchez F
AU  -  Alessandrini A
AU  -  Balleza D
AU  -  Quintero-Hernández V.
PY  - 2026
JO  - Front Microbiol
DO  - 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1830314
UR  - https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1830314
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AK, V., A, M., PA, F., VR, J. G., F, F., A, A., D, B., & V., Q. (2026). Structural determinants of the scorpion venom peptide Uy234 govern bactericidal activity and membrane-disruptive properties.. Front Microbiol. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2026.1830314

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