Antimicrobial Peptides

• Hoofdauteur: William M. Shafer (Ed.) (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2015
• Onderwerpen: molecular biology; synthesis; bacterial diseases; regulation; inflammation; host defense; structure-function; immune-modulation; evolution; antimicrobial peptides
• Online toegang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are gene-encoded, ancient (and important) mediators of innate host defense that exert direct or indirect antimicrobial action as well as possessing other important biologic activities (e.g., neutralization of endotoxin and anti-biofilm action) that help to protect verte...