Arginine and Tryptophan rich antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) [Elektronische Ressource] : modifications, application and mode of action / presented by Maya Penkova

Arginine and Tryptophan rich Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs) Modifications, Application and Mode of action Dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Natural Sciences Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruhr University Bochum, Germany Presented by Chemical Engineer Maya Penkova Born in: Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria Bochum, March 2010  à Julien pour son amour et soutien  Acknowledgements I would like to thank Prof. Dr. Nils Metzler-Nolte in first place to give me the opportunity to be part of his team and to work on an exciting topic with a lot of scientific freedom. I am especially grateful to Jun. Prof. Dr. Julia Bandow to be my second supervisor and referent and lead my journey through the biological terminology. Michaela and Nadja, thank you, for spending so much time on the data and providing all this interesting results. Dr. Dirk Wolters and his co-workers I want to acknowledge you for the additional MudPIT analysis and fruitful cooperation. I am grateful to the INTCHEM Project under the Marie Curie Actions (MEST-CT-2005-020681) for the regular financial support and to Bettina Stetzka to assume all the hutch amount of burocratic papers. Jessica, Nat, Max, Nina, Antonio, Andrea, Johannes and Gundula thank you to be my friends and to share my live story with all the ups and downs during these three years.