Cancer is one of the most devastating diseases worldwide and definitive therapeutics for
treating cancer are not yet available despite extensive research efforts. The key challenges …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS), the byproducts of aerobic metabolism, is a class of crucial
molecules in physiological processes, nevertheless, would induce a series of inflammatory …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are an interesting class of antibiotics characterized by their
unique antibiotic activity and lower propensity for developing resistance compared to …

Staphylococcus aureus normally colonizes the nasal cavity and pharynx. After breaching the
normal habitat, the organism is able to cause a number of infections at any site of the body …

Leishmaniasis refers to a collection of diseases caused by protozoa from the Leishmania
genus. These diseases, along with other parasitic afflictions, pose a significant public health …

Tannic acid (TA) is a naturally occurring plant-derived polyphenol found in several
herbaceous and woody plants, including legumes, sorghum, beans, bananas, persimmons …

The physical and chemical synthesis methods of quantum dots (QDs) are generally
unfavorable for biological applications. To overcome this limitation, the development of a …

The antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a group of unique naturally occurring anti-microbial
compounds with around 50 amino acids. It represents promising therapeutic agents to the …

Background: Increase in vancomycin (Van)-resistant bacterial strains including vancomycin-
resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) and lack of new effective antibiotics have become …

The peptide (p‐BthTX‐I) 2 [(KKYRYHLKPFCKK) 2] and its analog des‐Lys12, Lys13‐(p‐
BthTX‐I) 2 [(KKYRYHLKPFC) 2] showed activity against bacteria and potential specificity …