Introduction: The recent dramatic increase in the incidence of antimicrobial resistance has
been recognized by organizations such as the United Nations and World Health …

Antibiotic resistance is increasing at a rate that far exceeds the pace of new development of
drugs. Antimicrobial peptides, both synthetic and from natural sources, have raised interest …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have attracted extensive research attention worldwide.
Harnessing and creating AMPs synthetically has the potential to help overcome increasing …

Antimicrobial peptides are innate host defense molecules that have a direct effect on
bacteria, fungi and enveloped viruses. They are found in evolutionarily diverse species …

Antimicrobial peptides constitute a diverse class of naturally occurring antimicrobial
molecules which have activity against a wide range of pathogenic microorganisms …

Antimicrobial peptides (APs) have been described as evolutionary ancient weapons.
Produced by a wide variety of organisms as part of a non-specific immune response, these …

Antimicrobial peptides in recent years have gained increased interest among scientists,
health professionals and the pharmaceutical companies owing to their therapeutic potential …

With increasing antibiotics resistance, there is an urgent need for novel infection
therapeutics. Since antimicrobial peptides provide opportunities for this, identification and …

The book will provide an overview of the advancement of fundamental knowledge and
applications of antimicrobial peptides in biomedical, agricultural, veterinary, food, and …

Antimicrobial host defense peptides are produced by all complex organisms as well as
some microbes and have diverse and complex antimicrobial activities. Collectively these …