Accelerated antimicrobial discovery via deep generative models and molecular dynamics simulations

P Das, T Sercu, K Wadhawan, I Padhi… - Nature Biomedical …, 2021 - nature.com
The de novo design of antimicrobial therapeutics involves the exploration of a vast chemical
repertoire to find compounds with broad-spectrum potency and low toxicity. Here, we report …

Molecular dynamics for antimicrobial peptide discovery

N Palmer, JRMA Maasch, MDT Torres… - Infection and …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Although antimicrobial resistance is an increasingly significant public health concern, there
have only been two new classes of antibiotics approved for human use since the 1960s …

Unraveling lipid and inflammation interplay in cancer, aging and infection for novel theranostic approaches

D Conde-Torres, A Blanco-González… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The synergistic relationships between Cancer, Aging, and Infection, here referred to as the
CAIn Triangle, are significant determinants in numerous health maladies and mortality rates …

Purification of Bioactive Peptide with Antimicrobial Properties Produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae

S Thyab Gddoa Al-sahlany, AB Altemimi… - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
A variety of organisms produce bioactive peptides that express inhibition activity against
other organisms. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is considered the best example of a unicellular …

Redefining the concept of hydration water near soft interfaces

F Martelli, C Calero, G Franzese - Biointerphases, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Water determines the properties of biological systems. Therefore, understanding the nature
of the mutual interaction between water and biosystems is of primary importance for a proper …

Cardiolipin prevents pore formation in phosphatidylglycerol bacterial membrane models

C Rocha‐Roa, JD Orjuela, C Leidy, P Cossio… - FEBS …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Several antimicrobial peptides, including magainin and the human cathelicidin LL‐37, act by
forming pores in bacterial membranes. Bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus modify their …

Antifouling performance and mechanism analysis of marine peptide modified aluminum alloy surface

T Lou, X Bai, X He, W Liu, Y Yang, C Yuan - Surface and Coatings …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofouling, the settlement of nuisance fouling organisms on underwater surfaces, seriously
affects the performance of the ship and the development of the maritime industry. Using …

Redispersion mechanisms of 2D nanosheets: combined role of intersheet contact and surface chemistry

B Liu, J Zhang, Q Han, Y Shu, L Wang, H Li, L Li… - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Redispersion behavior recovers the important features of nanomaterials and thus holds
great promise for exciting applications of nanomaterials in different fields. In contrast to the …

Small molecules enhance the potency of natural antimicrobial peptides

V Losasso, K Agarwal, M Waskar, A Majumdar… - Biophysical …, 2022 - cell.com
The skin-associated microbiome plays an important role in general well-being and in a
variety of treatable skin conditions. In this regard, endogenous antimicrobial peptides have …

Accelerating antimicrobial discovery with controllable deep generative models and molecular dynamics

P Das, T Sercu, K Wadhawan, I Padhi… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2020 - arxiv.org
De novo therapeutic design is challenged by a vast chemical repertoire and multiple
constraints, eg, high broad-spectrum potency and low toxicity. We propose CLaSS …