Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are natural antibiotics produced by all living organisms. In
metazoans, they act as host defense factors by eliminating microbial pathogens. But they …

Introduction The need to develop new drugs for the control of pathogenic microorganisms
has redoubled efforts to prospect for antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) from natural sources and …

Bovine lactoferrampin (LFA) and bovine lactoferricin (LFC) are two antimicrobial peptides
located in the N 1 domain of bovine lactoferrin. The bactericidal activity of the fused peptide …

A new protease named NJP with fibrinolytic activity was isolated from Neanthes japonica
(Izuka), by a combination of ammonium sulfate fractionation, hydrophobic chromatography …

The polychaete Perinereis aibuhitensis is used for bioremediation; however, its ability to
remove fluorene, a common environmental pollutant, from sediments remains unclear …

The efficient production of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) for clinical applications has
attracted the attention of the scientific community. To develop a novel microbial cell factory …

Parasin I (PI) is a 19 amino acid peptide with potent antimicrobial activities against a broad
spectrum of microorganisms and is a good candidate for development as a novel …

There has been a decline in the development of antibiotics over the past few decades.
Following the discovery of penicillin in 1928, 15–20 new antibiotics were developed each …

Avian β-defensin 6 (AvBD-6) is an antimicrobial peptide that plays significant roles in the
innate immunity of chickens. To explore the effects of disulfide bonds on antimicrobial …

Peptidoglycan in inserts and mammals is well known to improve biological functions in the
host's immune system. However, it is unclear how Peptidoglycan exerted its anti …