Antimicrobial proteins: structure, molecular action, and therapeutic potential

M Hassan, TW Flanagan, N Kharouf, C Bertsch… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Second-and third-line treatments of patients with antibiotic-resistant infections can have
serious side effects, such as organ failure with prolonged care and recovery. As clinical …

Enhancing the Antimicrobial Properties of Peptides through Cell-Penetrating Peptide Conjugation: A Comprehensive Assessment

SV Kravchenko, PA Domnin, SY Grishin… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Combining antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) with cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) has shown
promise in boosting antimicrobial potency, especially against Gram-negative bacteria. We …

Design of a novel multi-epitopes vaccine against Escherichia fergusonii: a pan-proteome based in- silico approach

TN Almanaa - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Escherichia fergusonii a gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium in the Enterobacteriaceae
family, infect humans, causing serious illnesses such as urinary tract infection, cystitis, biliary …

Interaction with lipopolysaccharide is key to efficacy of tryptophan-and arginine-rich α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone analogs against Gram-negative bacteria

K Tiwari, P Patel, AH Mondal… - Future …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: In order to search for novel antibacterial therapeutics against Gram-negative bacteria,
the antibacterial efficacies and mechanism of action of tryptophan-and arginine-rich α …

Antibacterial mechanism and structure–activity relationships of Bombyx mori cecropin A

Y Tian, H Wei, F Lu, H Wu, D Lou, S Wang… - Insect Molecular … - Wiley Online Library
Bombyx mori cecropin A (Bmcecropin A) has antibacterial, antiviral, anti‐filamentous fungal
and tumour cell inhibition activities and is considered a potential succedaneum for …