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Antimicrobial Peptides in 2014 [PDF]
Pharmaceuticals, 2015 This article highlights new members, novel mechanisms of action, new functions, and interesting applications of antimicrobial peptides reported in 2014.
Guangshun Wang +5 more
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Current Biology, 2016 Antimicrobial peptides and proteins (AMPs) are a diverse class of naturally occurring molecules that are produced as a first line of defense by all multicellular organisms. These proteins can have broad activity to directly kill bacteria, yeasts, fungi, viruses and even cancer cells.
Zhang, Ling-juan, Gallo, Richard L.
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Pharmaceuticals, 2013 The rapid increase in drug-resistant infections has presented a serious challenge to antimicrobial therapies. The failure of the most potent antibiotics to kill “superbugs” emphasizes the urgent need to develop other control agents. Here we review the history and new development of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), a growing class of natural and synthetic
Ali Adem Bahar, Dacheng Ren
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Antimicrobial Peptides in Action [PDF]
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2006 Molecular dynamics simulations of the magainin MG-H2 peptide interacting with a model phospholipid membrane have been used to investigate the mechanism by which antimicrobial peptides act. Multiple copies of the peptide were randomly placed in solution close to the membrane.
Leontiadou, H. +2 more
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Psoriasis and Antimicrobial Peptides [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 Psoriasis is a systemic inflammatory disease caused by crosstalk between various cells such as T cells, neutrophils, dendritic cells, and keratinocytes. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) such as β-defensin, S100, and cathelicidin are secreted from these cells and activate the innate immune system through various mechanisms to induce inflammation, thus ...
Toshiya Takahashi, Kenshi Yamasaki
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Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Peptides [PDF]
Biomolecules, 2020 The increasing onset of multidrug-resistant bacteria has propelled microbiology research towards antimicrobial peptides as new possible antibiotics from natural sources. Antimicrobial peptides are short peptides endowed with a broad range of activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and are less prone to trigger resistance. Besides
Di Somma A +4 more
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Characterization of a Potent New-Generation Antimicrobial Peptide of Bacillus
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 An antimicrobial peptide [Bacillus antimicrobial peptide (BAMP)] produced by Bacillus paralicheniformis was isolated from the Indian traditional fermented food and characterized.
Shilja Choyam +2 more
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Antimicrobial peptides and pregnancy [PDF]
Reproduction, 2011 Abstract Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are small proteins produced by epithelial surfaces and inflammatory cells, which have broad-spectrum antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities. They are known to be important in a number of infectious and inflammatory conditions and have been shown to be present in a number of sites ...
Lorraine, Frew, Sarah J, Stock
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Marine Invertebrate Peptides: Antimicrobial Peptides [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Antimicrobial peptides are an important component of many organisms’ innate immune system, with a good inhibitory or killing effect against the invading pathogens. As a type of biological polypeptide with natural immune activities, antimicrobial peptides have a broad spectrum of antibacterial, antiviral, and antitumor activities.
Ran Wu +9 more
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Prediction of antimicrobial activity of a food peptide and evaluation of its effectiveness in vitro
Vestnik MGTU, 2023 Food antimicrobial peptides are increasingly relevant in the treatment of bacterial infections and have a number of advantages in comparison with drugs: slower emergence of resistance in bacterial strains, high activity against antibiotic films and ...
Merzlyakova N. V. +4 more
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