Amphibian skin is directly exposed to different environments. Amphibians interact with
environmental factors including microorganisms, parasites, predators, and physical factors …

Biophysical and structural studies of cationic amphipathic antimicrobial peptides have
revealed new mechanistic details concerning their membrane interactions. In interfacial …

Anuran tissues, and especially skin, are a rich source of bioactive peptides and their
precursors. We here present a manually curated database of antimicrobial and other …

The very amino-terminal domain of the huntingtin protein is directly located upstream of the
protein's polyglutamine tract, plays a decisive role in several important properties of this …

In this review we discuss the role of ATP synthase as a molecular drug target for natural and
synthetic antimicrobial/antitumor peptides. We start with an introduction of the universal …

Computer-aided screening of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) is a promising approach for
discovering novel therapies against multidrug-resistant bacterial infections. Here, we …

Dermaseptin B2 (Drs B2) is a 33-residue-long cationic, α-helical antimicrobial peptide
endowed with membrane-damaging activity against a broad spectrum of microorganisms …

The biological activity of antimicrobial peptides and proteins is closely related to their
structural aspects and is sensitive to certain post-translational modifications such as …

Solid-state NMR spectroscopy is a powerful technique for the investigation of membrane-
associated peptides and proteins as well as their interactions with lipids, and a variety of …

Antimicrobial preservatives are used as functional excipients in multidose formulations of
biological therapeutics to destroy or inhibit the growth of microbial contaminants, which may …