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 …

The chemistry and biological activities of peptides from amphibian skin secretions

X Xu, R Lai - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Amphibian skin is directly exposed to different environments. Amphibians interact with
environmental factors including microorganisms, parasites, predators, and physical factors …

The diversity and evolution of anuran skin peptides

E König, ORP Bininda-Emonds, C Shaw - Peptides, 2015 - Elsevier
Amphibians exhibit various, characteristic adaptations related to their “incomplete” shift from
the aquatic to the terrestrial habitat. In particular, the integument was subject to a number of …

Molecular understanding of a potential functional link between antimicrobial and amyloid peptides

M Zhang, J Zhao, J Zheng - Soft Matter, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Antimicrobial and amyloid peptides do not share common sequences, typical secondary
structures, or normal biological activity but both the classes of peptides exhibit membrane …

[HTML][HTML] The dermaseptin superfamily: a gene-based combinatorial library of antimicrobial peptides

P Nicolas, C El Amri - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes, 2009 - Elsevier
Skin secretions of hylid frogs show amazing levels of interspecific and intraspecific diversity
and are comprised of a cocktail of genetically-related, but markedly diverse antimicrobial …

[HTML][HTML] Lipid reorganization induced by membrane-active peptides probed using differential scanning calorimetry

P Joanne, C Galanth, N Goasdoué, P Nicolas… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2009 - Elsevier
The overlapping biological behaviors between some cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) and
antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) suggest both common and different membrane interaction …

Incorporating Si3N4 into PEEK to Produce Antibacterial, Osteocondutive, and Radiolucent Spinal Implants

G Pezzotti, E Marin, T Adachi, F Lerussi… - Macromolecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a popular polymeric biomaterial which is primarily used as
an intervertebral spacer in spinal fusion surgery; but it is developed for trauma …

Vibrational spectroscopy of biomembranes

ZD Schultz, IW Levin - Annual review of analytical chemistry, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Vibrational spectroscopy, commonly associated with IR absorption and Raman scattering,
has provided a powerful approach for investigating interactions between biomolecules that …

Survey of the year 2006 commercial optical biosensor literature

RL Rich, DG Myszka - Journal of Molecular Recognition: An …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
We identified 1219 articles published in 2006 that described work performed using
commercial optical biosensor platforms. It is interesting to witness how the biosensor market …