Lipopeptides

Known as: Lipopeptides [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Compounds consisting of a short peptide chain conjugated with an acyl chain.
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
The iturin and fengycin families of lipopeptides are key factors in antagonism of Bacillus subtilis toward Podosphaera fusca.
Podosphaera fusca is the main causal agent of cucurbit powdery mildew in Spain. Four Bacillus subtilis strains, UMAF6614… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
A common human TLR1 polymorphism regulates the innate immune response to lipopeptides.
Toll-like receptors (TLR) are critical mediators of the immune response to pathogens and human polymorphisms in this gene family… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Involvement of fengycin-type lipopeptides in the multifaceted biocontrol potential of Bacillus subtilis
In this work, the potential of Bacillus subtilis strain M4 at protecting plants against fungal diseases was demonstrated in… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Structural and functional characterization of gene clusters directing nonribosomal synthesis of bioactive cyclic lipopeptides in Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain FZB42.
The environmental strain Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42 promotes plant growth and suppresses plant pathogenic organisms present… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Discrimination of bacterial lipoproteins by Toll-like receptor 6.
Bacterial lipoproteins (BLP) trigger immune responses via Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and their immunostimulatory properties are… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Microbial lipopeptides induce the production of IL-17 in Th cells.
Naive Th cells can be directed in vitro to develop into Th1 or Th2 cells by IL-12 or IL-4, respectively. In vivo, chronic immune… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Cutting edge: preferentially the R-stereoisomer of the mycoplasmal lipopeptide macrophage-activating lipopeptide-2 activates immune cells through a toll-like receptor 2- and MyD88-dependent signaling…
Mycoplasmas and their membranes are potent activators of macrophages, the active principle being lipoproteins and lipopeptides… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Isolation, Structure Elucidation, and Synthesis of a Macrophage Stimulatory Lipopeptide from Mycoplasma fermentans Acting at Picomolar Concentration
Macrophages are typically stimulated by components of microbial cell walls. Surprisingly, cell wall-less mycoplasmas can also… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Morphological effects of lipopeptides against Aspergillus fumigatus correlate with activities against (1,3)-beta-D-glucan synthase.
The lipopeptide antifungal agents, echinocandins, papulacandins, and pneumocandins, kill Candida albicans by inhibiting glucan… (More)
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Review
1994
Review
1994
Iturins, a special class of pore-forming lipopeptides: biological and physicochemical properties.
Iturins are a family of lipopeptides extracted from the culture media of various strains of Bacillus subtilis. These amphiphilic… (More)
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