Identification and Characterization of Antimicrobial Peptides with Therapeutic Potential

• Main Author: Guangshun Wang (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2017
• Subjects: Pharmacology; spermicidal peptides; wound healing; antibiotic resistance; antiviral peptides; anticancer peptides; the next generation of antibiotics; antiparasitic peptides; antimicrobial peptides
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Antimicrobial peptides are key defense molecules adopted by all life forms to prevent infection. They also have other beneficial effects such as boosting immune response, anticancer, and wound healing. The antiviral effects of antimicrobial peptides have laid the foundations for developing new agent...