Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are produced for defense in nearly all taxa from simple
bacteria to complex mammalian species. Some amphibian families have developed this …

Since the 1980s, studies of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) derived from anuran skin
secretions have unveiled remarkable structural diversity and a wide range of activities. This …

In the approximately 30 years since the recognition of the crisis of global amphibian
declines, much has been learned about the likely causes. Among the leading causes are …

Amphibians have a great diversity of bioactive peptides in their skin. The cDNA prepro-
peptide sequencing allowed the identification of five novel mature peptides expressed in the …

The molecular bases for the symbiosis of the amphibian skin microbiome with its host are
poorly understood. Here, we used the odor-producer Pseudomonas sp. MPFS and the …

Cutaneous secretions of amphibians have bioactive compounds, such as peptides, with
potential for biotechnological applications. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the …

Natural extracts are complex mixtures that may be rich in useful bioactive compounds and
therefore are attractive sources for new leads in drug discovery. This review describes drug …

Amphibians' skin is a rich source of natural antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). These AMPs
exhibit marked inter-and intraspecific sequence divergence linked to the arms race between …

Abstract The Imbabura treefrog (Boana picturata) is an underexplored source of bioactive
peptides. The combination of molecular cloning and mass spectrometry allowed us to …

Ambient mass spectrometry is useful for analyzing compounds that would be affected by
other chemical procedures. Poison frogs are known to sequester alkaloids from their diet …