Advances in microscopy-based techniques applied to the antimicrobial resistance of foodborne pathogens

BB Ismail, W Wang, KA Ayub, M Guo, D Liu - Trends in Food Science & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Antimicrobial agents are effective weapons against foodborne pathogens;
however, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is increasing globally. The bacterial cell envelope …

Medium-sized peptides from microbial sources with potential for antibacterial drug development

J Chen, W Wang, X Hu, Y Yue, X Lu, C Wang… - Natural Product …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 1993 to the end of 2022As the rapid development of antibiotic resistance shrinks
the number of clinically available antibiotics, there is an urgent need for novel options to fill …

Melittin can permeabilize membranes via large transient pores

JP Ulmschneider, MB Ulmschneider - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Membrane active peptides are known to porate lipid bilayers, but their exact
permeabilization mechanism and the structure of the nanoaggregates they form in …

In Vitro/Vivo Mechanisms of Antibacterial Peptide NZ2114 against Staphylococcus pseudintermedius and Its Biofilms

S Zhang, N Yang, R Mao, Y Hao, D Teng, J Wang - Antibiotics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is an opportunistic pathogen commonly found in canines,
and has garnered escalating interest due to its potential for zoonotic transmission and …

Antimicrobial Peptide Hydrogel with pH-Responsive and Controllable Drug Release Properties for the Efficient Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection

Z Guo, Y Hou, Y Tian, J Tian, J Hu… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Helicobacter pylori is the primary cause of gastric adenocarcinoma, which afflicts more than
half of the world's population and seriously affects human health. However, achieving …

Effects of Secondary Amine and Molecular Weight on the Biological Activities of Cationic Amphipathic Antimicrobial Macromolecules

Z Shao, H Luo, THQ Nguyen, EHH Wong - Biomacromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
Cationic amphipathic antimicrobial agents inspired by antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have
shown potential in combating multidrug-resistant bacteria because of minimal resistance …

Development of a Selective and Stable Antimicrobial Peptide

KE Groover, JR Randall, BW Davies - ACS Infectious Diseases, 2024 - ACS Publications
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are presented as potential scaffolds for antibiotic
development due to their desirable qualities including broad-spectrum activity, rapid action …

Synergistic Antimicrobial Mechanism of the Ultrashort Antimicrobial Peptide R3W4V with a Tadpole-like Conformation

Z Cao, Z Shi, M Tong, D Yang, L Liu - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are promising candidates in combating multidrug-resistant
microorganisms because of their unique mode of action. Among these peptides, ultrashort …

Recent advances in computational and experimental protein-ligand affinity determination techniques

V Kairys, L Baranauskiene… - Expert Opinion on …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Modern drug discovery revolves around designing ligands that target the
chosen biomolecule, typically proteins. For this, the evaluation of affinities of putative ligands …

Stereoscopic Imaging of Single Molecules at Plasma Membrane of Single Cell Using Photoreduction-Assisted Electrochemistry

R Jin, Y Li, Y Xu, L Cheng, D Jiang - Research, 2024 - spj.science.org
Stereoscopic imaging of single molecules at the plasma membrane of single cell requires
spatial resolutions in 3 dimensions (xyz) at 10-nm level, which is rarely achieved using most …