Antimicrobial peptides: the Achilles' heel of antibiotic resistance?
Antibiotic resistance is an imminent threat to the effective treatment of bacterial infections,
and alternative antibiotic strategies are urgently required. The golden epoch of antibiotics is …
and alternative antibiotic strategies are urgently required. The golden epoch of antibiotics is …
Tuning of a membrane-perforating antimicrobial peptide to selectively target membranes of different lipid composition
The use of designed antimicrobial peptides as drugs has been impeded by the absence of
simple sequence-structure–function relationships and design rules. The likely cause is that …
simple sequence-structure–function relationships and design rules. The likely cause is that …
Anti-fungal Effects and Mechanisms of Action of Wasp Venom-Derived Peptide Mastoparan-VT1 Against Candida albicans
M Memariani, H Memariani, Z Poursafavi… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Candida albicans, an opportunistic yeast pathogen, is equipped with a plethora of virulence
attributes such as yeast-to-hyphae transition, secreted enzymes, tissue adhesion, and …
attributes such as yeast-to-hyphae transition, secreted enzymes, tissue adhesion, and …
Identification of Antimicrobial Peptides from Novel Lactobacillus fermentum Strain
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are natural antagonistic tools of many bacteria and are
considered as attractive antimicrobial agents for the treatment of bacteria with multidrug …
considered as attractive antimicrobial agents for the treatment of bacteria with multidrug …
Anticandidal activity and mechanism of action of several cationic chimeric antimicrobial peptides
M Memariani, H Memariani, H Moravvej… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have recently been the subject of extensive research in both
academia and commercial sectors because of their rapid, broad-spectrum microbicidal …
academia and commercial sectors because of their rapid, broad-spectrum microbicidal …
Machine Learning Accelerates De Novo Design of Antimicrobial Peptides
K Yin, W Xu, S Ren, Q Xu, S Zhang, R Zhang… - Interdisciplinary …, 2024 - Springer
Efficient and precise design of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) is of great importance in the
field of AMP development. Computing provides opportunities for peptide de novo design. In …
field of AMP development. Computing provides opportunities for peptide de novo design. In …
[HTML][HTML] Identification of a novel antibacterial protein from hemolymph of freshwater zooplankton Mesocyclops leuckarti
V Praveena, S Venkatalakshmi, NS Alharbi… - Saudi Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bacterial infections are the most important problem of health care worldwide. The
hemolymph antibacterial proteins of Mesocyclops leuckarti was isolated for the first time and …
hemolymph antibacterial proteins of Mesocyclops leuckarti was isolated for the first time and …