New edge of antibiotic development: antimicrobial peptides and corresponding resistance

• Главный автор: Nadia S. Parachin (auth)
• Другие авторы: Octavio L. Franco (auth)
• Формат: Электронный ресурс Глава книги
• Язык: английский
• Опубликовано: Frontiers Media SA 2014
• Серии: Frontiers Research Topics
• Предметы: Microbiology (non-medical); pathogenic bacteria; Fungi; natural; peptide design; proteinase inhibitors; Bacterial resistance; virus; antimicrobial peptides; self-assembled structures
• Online-ссылка: 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...