Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), also known as host defense peptides (HDPs), are important
effector immune defense molecules in multicellular organisms. AMPs exert their …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are part of the innate immune defense mechanism of many
organisms. Although AMPs have been essentially studied and developed as potential …

Worldwide, bacterial resistance to chemical antibiotics has reached such a high level that
endangers public health. Presently, the adoption of alternative strategies that promote the …

Short cationic amphiphilic peptides with antimicrobial and/or immunomodulatory activities
are present in virtually every life form, as an important component of (innate) immune …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been considered as potential therapeutic sources of
future antibiotics because of their broad-spectrum activities and different mechanisms of …

Recent molecular studies on endophytic bacterial diversity have revealed a large richness of
species. Endophytes promote plant growth and yield, suppress pathogens, may help to …

Lipopeptides are amphiphilic peptides in which an aliphatic chain is attached to either the C
or N terminus of peptides. Their self-assembly—into micelles, vesicles, nanotubes, fibres or …

Antimicrobial peptides encompass a number of different classes, including those that are
rich in a particular amino acid. An important subset are peptides rich in Arg and Trp …

Members of the cationic host defense (antimicrobial) peptide family are widely distributed in
nature, existing in organisms from insects to plants to mammals and non-mammalian …

Together with the extraction of first insect antimicrobial protein (AMP) from the pupae of the
giant silk moths Hyalophora cecropia the antibacterial activity of insects was observed for …