Ono S, Lee S, Kodera Y, Aoyagi H, Waki M, Kato T, Izumiya N
FEBS Lett. 1987 Aug 17;220(2):332-6. doi: 10.1016/0014-5793(87)80841-4.
An analog of gramicidin S, cyclo(-L-Leu-L-Lys-L-Leu-D-Leu-L-Leu-)2, in which four out of five amino acid components of gramicidin S were substituted, has been synthesized. This analog assumes a conformation similar to that of gramicidin S in acidic liposomes and a random conformation in neutral liposomes. The antimicrobial activity of this analog corresponded to one-fourth of that of gramicidin S. A possible mechanism for conformational changes in acidic liposomes is discussed.