Rapid rise of antimicrobial resistance against conventional antimicrobials, resurgence of
multidrug resistant microbes and the slowdown in the development of new classes of …

Antibiotics are essential drugs used to treat pathogenic bacteria, but their prolonged use
contributes to the development and spread of drug-resistant microorganisms. Antibiotic …

In the last decades, the indiscriminate use of conventional antibiotics has generated high
rates of microbial resistance. This situation has increased the need for obtaining new …

Resistance to antibiotics is one of the main current threats to human health and every year
multi-drug resistant bacteria are infecting millions of people worldwide, with many dying as a …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are widespread in multicellular organisms. These structurally
diverse molecules are produced as the first line of defense against pathogens such as …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are short peptidic molecules produced by most living
creatures. They help unicellular organisms to successfully compete for nutrients with other …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) discovered about 30 years ago are responsible for part of the
innate immunity of animals and plants, and almost 3000 peptides have been reported so far …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are an heterogeneous group of small amino acidic molecules
produced by the innate immune system of a variety of organisms encompassing all orders of …

The growth of pathogens across the globe is developing at a very fast rate, thus turning into
a worldwide health problem. Since, current treatment alternatives have failed to a large …

Highlights•Antibiotic resistance is a serious problem of our era.•Antimicrobial peptides are
important templates for developing new antibiotics.•Both peptide discovery and application …