Blapstin, a Diapause-Specific Peptide-Like Peptide from the Chinese Medicinal Beetle Blaps rhynchopetera, Has Antifungal Function

LM Zhang, M Yang, SW Zhou, H Zhang… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
… , such as antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), are produced in their fat … Since cecropin, an inducible
antibacterial peptide, was first … Furthermore, no obvious cytotoxicity was observed in RAW …

Antibacterial Properties of Small-Size Peptide Derived from Penetratin against Oral Streptococci

M Li, Y Yang, C Lin, Q Zhang, L Gong, Y Wang… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
… of natural cationic peptides, a few synthetic peptides have been … SspB proteins are
representatives of the antigenic I/II family, … In this study, the potential cytotoxicity of RR9 toward …

Design of a helical-stabilized, cyclic, and nontoxic analogue of the peptide Cm-p5 with improved antifungal activity

FEM Vicente, M González-Garcia, E Diaz Pico… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Antimicrobial testing showed that the activity was lost in each … to fluconazole, its low cytotoxicity,
together with a stabilized α-… Cm-p5 (SRSELIVHQRLF-NH 2 ) is a peptide derived from a …

Broad-spectrum antiviral activity of the amphibian antimicrobial peptide Temporin L and its analogs

C Zannella, A Chianese, L Palomba… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
… and selective antiviral activity of peptides derived from TL. This … as human antivirals we
performed additional cytotoxicity … at least virus family) and antigenic variability. On the other hand, …

Multitalented synthetic antimicrobial peptides and their antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral mechanisms

T Vanzolini, M Bruschi, AC Rinaldi, M Magnani… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
peptide while retaining potent antibacterial activity, but it was not possible to reduce cytotoxicity
to zero without compromising antibacterial … natural peptides isolated from milkweed bug

Antimicrobial Peptides: A Promising Strategy for Anti-tuberculosis Therapeutics

Y Ning, L Wang, M Wang, X Meng… - Protein and Peptide …, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
… their various antibacterial mechanisms and low cytotoxicity. … similar helical structure to the
early secreted antigenic target-6 (ESAT-6… of two dung beetle species Dichotomius satanas and …

[HTML][HTML] Focus: antimicrobial resistance: antimicrobial peptides therapy: an emerging alternative for treating drug-resistant bacteria

IE Mba, EI Nweze - The Yale journal of biology and medicine, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… Allomyrinasin obtained from Dynastid beetle was shown to induce … Furthermore, a brevinin-1
peptide derived from the skin … Interestingly, in addition to being non-cytotoxic, the peptide

[HTML][HTML] Korean Edible Insects: A Promising Sustainable Resource of Proteins and Peptides for Formulating Future Functional Foods

NE Wedamulla, Q Zhang, SH Kim, YJ Choi… - Food Supplements and …, 2024 - e-fsbh.org
… investigated the inhibitory activity of peptides derived from B. mori on … the antimicrobial
activities. Additionally, the anti-inflammatory potential of these peptides with minimal cytotoxicity

Antimicrobial peptides

NSMH Mohaideen, S Vaani, S Hemalatha - Current Pharmacology …, 2023 - Springer
… fungi, and viruses, as well as cytotoxic effects on cancer cells [44]. … A standout, Pro10-1D,
derived from beetle defensin, acting as a … However, Peptaibol a bioactive peptide obtained from …

Antimicrobial peptides for novel antiviral strategies in the current post‐COVID‐19 pandemic

MR Loffredo, L Nencioni, ML Mangoni… - Journal of Peptide …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
… , with particular interest toward peptides derived from amphibian skin. Living in … obtained
with natural or synthetic peptides of different sources, with a special focus on those derived