The multifaceted nature of antimicrobial peptides: Current synthetic chemistry approaches and future directions
BH Gan, J Gaynord, SM Rowe, T Deingruber… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Bacterial infections caused by 'superbugs' are increasing globally, and conventional
antibiotics are becoming less effective against these bacteria, such that we risk entering a …
antibiotics are becoming less effective against these bacteria, such that we risk entering a …
Antiviral peptides as promising therapeutic drugs
LCP Vilas Boas, ML Campos, RLA Berlanda… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
While scientific advances have led to large-scale production and widespread distribution of
vaccines and antiviral drugs, viruses still remain a major cause of human diseases today …
vaccines and antiviral drugs, viruses still remain a major cause of human diseases today …
Cyclotides: from structure to function
SJ De Veer, MW Kan, DJ Craik - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
This Review explores the class of plant-derived macrocyclic peptides called cyclotides. We
include an account of their discovery, characterization, and distribution in the plant kingdom …
include an account of their discovery, characterization, and distribution in the plant kingdom …
Constraining cyclic peptides to mimic protein structure motifs
Many proteins exert their biological activities through small exposed surface regions called
epitopes that are folded peptides of well‐defined three‐dimensional structures. Short …
epitopes that are folded peptides of well‐defined three‐dimensional structures. Short …
In pursuit of next-generation therapeutics: Antimicrobial peptides against superbugs, their sources, mechanism of action, nanotechnology-based delivery, and clinical …
A Thakur, A Sharma, HK Alajangi, PK Jaiswal… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) attracted attention as potential source of novel antimicrobials.
Multi-drug resistant (MDR) infections have emerged as a global threat to public health in …
Multi-drug resistant (MDR) infections have emerged as a global threat to public health in …
Antiviral peptides: identification and validation
G Agarwal, R Gabrani - International journal of peptide research and …, 2021 - Springer
Despite rapid advances in the human healthcare, the infection caused by certain viruses
results in high morbidity and mortality accentuate the importance for development of new …
results in high morbidity and mortality accentuate the importance for development of new …
Plant toxic proteins: their biological activities, mechanism of action and removal strategies
E Kocyigit, B Kocaadam-Bozkurt, O Bozkurt… - Toxins, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plants evolve to synthesize various natural metabolites to protect themselves against
threats, such as insects, predators, microorganisms, and environmental conditions (such as …
threats, such as insects, predators, microorganisms, and environmental conditions (such as …
Identification and characterization of a new family of cell-penetrating peptides: cyclic cell-penetrating peptides
L Cascales, ST Henriques, MC Kerr, YH Huang… - Journal of Biological …, 2011 - ASBMB
Cell-penetrating peptides can translocate across the plasma membrane of living cells and
thus are potentially useful agents in drug delivery applications. Disulfide-rich cyclic peptides …
thus are potentially useful agents in drug delivery applications. Disulfide-rich cyclic peptides …
Targeting membrane lipid a potential cancer cure?
Cancer mortality and morbidity is projected to increase significantly over the next few
decades. Current chemotherapeutic strategies have significant limitations, and there is great …
decades. Current chemotherapeutic strategies have significant limitations, and there is great …
Discovery, structure, function, and applications of cyclotides: circular proteins from plants
J Weidmann, DJ Craik - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Cyclotides are plant-derived cyclic peptides that have a head-to-tail cyclic backbone and
three conserved disulphide bonds that form a cyclic cystine knot motif. They occur in plants …
three conserved disulphide bonds that form a cyclic cystine knot motif. They occur in plants …