New edge of antibiotic development: antimicrobial peptides and corresponding resistance

• Автор: Nadia S. Parachin (auth)
• Інші автори: Octavio L. Franco (auth)
• Формат: Електронний ресурс Частина з книги
• Мова: Англійська
• Опубліковано: Frontiers Media SA 2014
• Серія: Frontiers Research Topics
• Предмети: Microbiology (non-medical); pathogenic bacteria; Fungi; natural; peptide design; proteinase inhibitors; Bacterial resistance; virus; antimicrobial peptides; self-assembled structures
• Онлайн доступ: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Antimicrobial peptides, commonly isolated from several organisms, have been considered part of innate immune system and also as potential antimicrobial drugs. Besides its antimicrobial activity, some AMPs also have antifungal activity, inmmunomodulatory and antitumural activities. Lately not only na...