Identification and Characterization of Antimicrobial Peptides with Therapeutic Potential

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Guangshun Wang (Ed.) (auth)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Κεφάλαιο βιβλίου
• Γλώσσα: Αγγλικά
• Έκδοση: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2017
• Θέματα: Pharmacology; spermicidal peptides; wound healing; antibiotic resistance; antiviral peptides; anticancer peptides; the next generation of antibiotics; antiparasitic peptides; antimicrobial peptides
• Διαθέσιμο Online: 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...