Protozoal infections cause significant morbidity and mortality in humans and animals. The
use of several antiprotozoal drugs is associated with serious adverse effects and resistance …

Because the resistance of microorganisms to the available antibiotics is a growing
healthcare problem worldwide, the search for new antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) that …

Myriocin, which is produced by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens LZN01, can inhibit the growth of
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum (Fon). In the present study, the antifungal mechanism of …

Anti-parasitic peptides (APPs) have been regarded as promising therapeutic candidate
drugs against parasitic diseases. Due to the fact that the experimental techniques for …

Cholesterol is a biological molecule that is essential for cellular life. It has unique features in
terms of molecular structure and function, and plays an important role in determining the …

Cecropins constitute an important family of insect antimicrobial peptides involved in humoral
innate immune response. In comparison with the highly basic cecropins A and B, cecropins …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are short peptides active against a wide range of pathogens
and, therefore, they are considered a useful alternative to conventional antibiotics. We have …

Breast cancer continues to affect millions of women worldwide, and the number of new
cases dramatically increases every year. The physiological causes behind the disease are …

Time-resolved fluorescence anisotropy (FA) uses the fluorophore depolarization rate to
report on rotational diffusion, conformation changes, and intermolecular interactions in …

Infections by pathogenic microorganisms remain one of the most serious concerns in
several areas, particularly in hygienic applications. Antimicrobials have been used to …