Analysis and Prediction of some Histone-derived Antimicrobial Peptides from Toads Duttaphrynus melanostictus and Phyrinoidis asper [PDF]
Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry Research, 2016 Antimicrobial peptides in skin secretions of toads is a promising methods to combat a wide spectrum of bacteria. Histone H2A is a type of DNA-binding protein that acts as a precursor for several antimicrobial peptides. In toads (family Bufonidae) buforin
Muhammad Dailami +2 more
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Antimicrobial Peptides: Classification, Design, Application and Research Progress in Multiple Fields
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a class of small peptides that widely exist in nature and they are an important part of the innate immune system of different organisms. AMPs have a wide range of inhibitory effects against bacteria, fungi, parasites and
Yuchen Huan, Q. Kong, H. Mou, H. Yi
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Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Peptides Derived from Food Proteins
Molecules, 2022 Recently, the demand for food proteins in the market has increased due to a rise in degenerative illnesses that are associated with the excessive production of free radicals and the unwanted side effects of various drugs, for which researchers have ...
Guadalupe López-García +3 more
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Antimicrobial Peptides: An Update on Classifications and Databases
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are distributed across all kingdoms of life and are an indispensable component of host defenses. They consist of predominantly short cationic peptides with a wide variety of structures and targets.
Ahmer Bin Hafeez +3 more
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Design and evaluation of tadpole-like conformational antimicrobial peptides
Communications Biology, 2023 Antimicrobial peptides are promising alternatives to conventional antibiotics. Herein, we report a class of “tadpole-like” peptides consisting of an amphipathic α-helical head and an aromatic tail.
Ziyi Tang +13 more
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Targeting Multidrug Resistance With Antimicrobial Peptide-Decorated Nanoparticles and Polymers
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 As a category of small peptides frequently found in nature, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) constitute a major part of the innate immune system of various organisms. Antimicrobial peptides feature various inhibitory effects against fungi, bacteria, viruses,
Solmaz Maleki Dizaj +6 more
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Plant antimicrobial peptides: structures, functions, and applications
Botanical Studies, 2021 Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a class of short, usually positively charged polypeptides that exist in humans, animals, and plants. Considering the increasing number of drug-resistant pathogens, the antimicrobial activity of AMPs has attracted much ...
Junpeng Li +4 more
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Recent advances in design of antimicrobial peptides and polypeptides toward clinical translation.
Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2021 The recent outbreaks of infectious diseases caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens have sounded a piercing alarm for the need of new effective antimicrobial agents to guard public health. Among different types of candidates, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs)
Yunjiang Jiang +4 more
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Application of Artificial Intelligence Algorithms in the Field of Antimicrobial Peptide Prediction [PDF]
Shipin KexueAntimicrobial peptides, as small molecular peptides with extensive antibacterial activity, have shown great potential in food preservation and other fields because of their unique antibacterial mechanism.
QIAN Yuchen, NIE Ting, HUA Yanming, XU Shiying, GUO Sheng, ZHANG Xin, LUO Xiaohu, LIU Yanan
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Legume Plant Peptides as Sources of Novel Antimicrobial Molecules Against Human Pathogens
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2022 Antimicrobial peptides are prominent components of the plant immune system acting against a wide variety of pathogens. Legume plants from the inverted repeat lacking clade (IRLC) have evolved a unique gene family encoding nodule-specific cysteine-rich ...
Rui M. Lima +9 more
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