Search Results - "Barnes, Ruth H."

Investigation into the antimicrobial activity of fumarate against Listeria monocytogenes and its mode of action under acidic conditions by Barnes, Ruth H., Karatzas, Kimon Andreas G.

“…Organic acids such as fumarate are commonly used as antimicrobials in foods. Apart from the classical mechanism of intracellular dissociation, weak acids are…”
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Arginine-Containing Surfactant-Like Peptides: Interaction with Lipid Membranes and Antimicrobial Activity by Castelletto, Valeria, Barnes, Ruth H, Karatzas, Kimon-Andreas, Edwards-Gayle, Charlotte J. C, Greco, Francesca, Hamley, Ian W, Rambo, Robert, Seitsonen, Jani, Ruokolainen, Janne

“…The activity of antimicrobial peptides stems from their interaction with bacterial membranes, which are disrupted according to a number of proposed mechanisms…”
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A novel approach in acidic disinfection through inhibition of acid resistance mechanisms; Maleic acid-mediated inhibition of glutamate decarboxylase activity enhances acid sensitivity of Listeria monocytogenes by Paudyal, Ranju, Barnes, Ruth H., Karatzas, Kimon Andreas G.

“…Here it is demonstrated a novel approach in disinfection regimes where specific molecular acid resistance systems are inhibited aiming to eliminate…”
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Restructuring of Lipid Membranes by an Arginine-Capped Peptide Bolaamphiphile by Castelletto, Valeria, Barnes, Ruth H, Karatzas, Kimon-Andreas, Edwards-Gayle, Charlotte J. C, Greco, Francesca, Hamley, Ian W, Seitsonen, Jani, Ruokolainen, Janne

“…We study the self-assembly of arginine-capped bolaamphiphile peptide RA3R (A: alanine, R: arginine) together with its binding to model membranes and its…”
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