An overview of the potentialities of antimicrobial peptides derived from natural sources

I Dini, MG De Biasi, A Mancusi - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are constituents of the innate immune system in every kind of
living organism. They can act by disrupting the microbial membrane or without affecting …

Research advances of antimicrobial peptides and applications in food industry and agriculture

S Meng, H Xu, F Wang - Current Protein and Peptide Science, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are produced by a wide range of organisms and serve as
their natural defenses against infection caused by bacteria, viruses and fungi. Because of …

Next generation of antimicrobial peptides as molecular targeted medicines

W Aoki, K Kuroda, M Ueda - Journal of bioscience and bioengineering, 2012 - Elsevier
Antibiotics have significantly improved our living environments. However, overuse of
antibiotics has led to the emergence of multi-drug resistant microorganisms, and the …

Biological functions and applications of antimicrobial peptides

L Wang, L Qu, S Lin, Q Yang, X Zhang… - Current Protein and …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Despite antimicrobial resistance, which is attributed to the misuse of broad-spectrum
antibiotics, antibiotics can indiscriminately kill pathogenic and beneficial microorganisms …

Antimicrobial peptides: classification, design, application and research progress in multiple fields

Y Huan, Q Kong, H Mou, H Yi - Frontiers in microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Antimicrobial peptides: Promising alternatives in the post feeding antibiotic era

J Wang, X Dou, J Song, Y Lyu, X Zhu… - Medicinal research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), critical components of the innate immune system, are widely
distributed throughout the animal and plant kingdoms. They can protect against a broad …

Discovery, optimization, and clinical application of natural antimicrobial peptides

AA Rodríguez, A Otero-González, M Ghattas… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are widespread in multicellular organisms. These structurally
diverse molecules are produced as the first line of defense against pathogens such as …

Prospects of antimicrobial peptides as an alternative to chemical preservatives for food safety

I Kamal, UA Ashfaq, S Hayat, B Aslam, MH Sarfraz… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Springer
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a potential alternative to antimicrobial agents that have
got considerable research interest owing to their significant role in the inhibition of bacterial …

Industrial application of antimicrobial peptides based on their biological activity and structure-activity relationship

T Tian, W Xie, L Liu, S Fan, H Zhang… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Last several years, a rapid increase in drug resistance to traditional antibiotics has driven
the emergence and development of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). AMPs have also gained …

Antimicrobial peptides: A natural alternative to chemical antibiotics and a potential for applied biotechnology

SH Marshall, G Arenas - Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, 2003 - SciELO Chile
A large group of low molecular weight natural compounds that exhibit antimicrobial activity
has been isolated from animals and plants during the past two decades. Among them …