Antimicrobial peptides: an update on classifications and databases

A Bin Hafeez, X Jiang, PJ Bergen, Y Zhu - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are distributed across all kingdoms of life and are an
indispensable component of host defenses. They consist of predominantly short cationic …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs): Ancient compounds that represent novel weapons in the fight against bacteria

JM Ageitos, A Sánchez-Pérez, P Calo-Mata… - Biochemical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are short peptidic molecules produced by most living
creatures. They help unicellular organisms to successfully compete for nutrients with other …

[HTML][HTML] Epidermal mucus, a major determinant in fish health: a review

S Dash, SK Das, J Samal, HN Thatoi - Iranian journal of veterinary …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Fish epidermal mucus contains innate immune components, secreted by globlet cells that
provide the primary defence against different pathogenic microbes and act as a barrier …

Biological and ecological roles of external fish mucus: a review

M Reverter, N Tapissier-Bontemps, D Lecchini… - Fishes, 2018 - mdpi.com
Fish mucus layers are the main surface of exchange between fish and the environment, and
they possess important biological and ecological functions. Fish mucus research is …

Functional and bioactive properties of peptides derived from marine side streams

I Ucak, M Afreen, D Montesano, C Carrillo, I Tomasevic… - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
In fish processing, a great amount of side streams, including skin, bones, heads and viscera,
is wasted or downgraded as feed on a daily basis. These side streams are rich sources of …

Application of immunostimulants in aquaculture: current knowledge and future perspectives

W Wang, J Sun, C Liu, Z Xue - Aquaculture Research, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Similar to other industries, aquaculture constantly requires new techniques to increase
production yields. Modern technologies and different scientific fields, such as biotechnology …

Antimicrobial peptides: A potent alternative to antibiotics

M Rima, M Rima, Z Fajloun, JM Sabatier, B Bechinger… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial peptides constitute one of the most promising alternatives to antibiotics since
they could be used to treat bacterial infections, especially those caused by multidrug …

Tryptophan-rich and proline-rich antimicrobial peptides

AK Mishra, J Choi, E Moon, KH Baek - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Due to the increasing emergence of drug-resistant pathogenic microorganisms, there is a
world-wide quest to develop new-generation antibiotics. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are …

Microbial diseases of bivalve mollusks: infections, immunology and antimicrobial defense

C Zannella, F Mosca, F Mariani, G Franci, V Folliero… - Marine drugs, 2017 - mdpi.com
A variety of bivalve mollusks (phylum Mollusca, class Bivalvia) constitute a prominent
commodity in fisheries and aquacultures, but are also crucial in order to preserve our …

Embracing the era of antimicrobial peptides with marine organisms

P Chen, T Ye, C Li, P Praveen, Z Hu, W Li… - Natural Product …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2018 to Jun of 2023 The efficiency of traditional antibiotics has been undermined
by the proliferation of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic microorganisms, necessitating the …