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

Cationic peptides that adopt an amphipathic α-helical conformation in a membrane-mimetic
environment are synthesized in the skins of many frog species. These peptides often display …

The book's purpose is to introduce basic clinical microbiology through the fields of
bacteriology, virology, mycology, and parasitology to provide a brief, accurate, and up to …

Cationic peptides with the propensity to adopt an amphipathic α-helical conformation in a
membrane-mimetic environment are synthesized in the skins of many species of anurans …

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the leading challenges in the human healthcare segment.
Advances in antimicrobial resistance have triggered exploration of natural alternatives to …

The emergence of strains of pathogenic microorganisms with resistance to commonly used
antibiotics has necessitated a search for novel types of antimicrobial agents. Many frog …

We have created a structure-selectivity database (AMPad) of frog-derived, helical
antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), in which the selectivity was determined as a therapeutic …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are promising drugs to kill resistant pathogens. In contrast to
bacteria, protozoan parasites, such as Leishmania, were little studied. Therefore, the …

Abstract Epinecidin‐1 (epi‐1), an antimicrobial peptide first identified in marine grouper fish,
has multifunctional bioactivities. The present study aims to improve its therapeutic potential …

The pace of resistance against antibiotics almost exceeds that of the development of new
drugs. As many bacteria have become resistant to conventional antibiotics, new drugs or …