We have examined the interactions of the six known rabbit neutrophil defensin antimicrobial
peptides with large unilamellar vesicles (LUV) made from various lipid mixtures based on …

Leukocytes use an array of antimicrobial peptides and proteins to help them destroy
invading microorganisms. These endogenous antibiotic molecules are remarkable for their …

Arthroplasty failure is a major complication of joint replacement surgery. It can be caused by
periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) or non-infectious etiologies, and often requires surgical …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are effector molecules of the innate immune system of the
skin. They present an activity against a broad spectrum of Gram-positive and Gram-negative …

Protegrins are members of a family of five Cys‐rich, cationic antimicrobial peptides recently
isolated from porcine cells. We have synthesised an 18‐amino‐acid peptide that …

Rational design and engineering of membrane-active peptides remains a largely unsatisfied
goal. We have hypothesized that this is due, in part, to the fact that some membrane …

Here, we review the current knowledge about the energetics of arginine insertion into the
bilayer hydrocarbon core, and we discuss discrepancies between experimental and …

A 14 amino acid residues proline/arginine-rich antibacterial peptide designated as astacidin
2 was purified and characterized from hemocytes of the freshwater crayfish, Pacifastacus …

This paper describes the mechanism and application of an efficient thia zip cyclization that
involves a series of intramolecular rearrangements in a cysteine-rich peptide for the …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) seem to be promising alternatives to common antibiotics,
which are facing increasing bacterial resistance. Among them are the cysteine-stabilized αβ …