New edge of antibiotic development: antimicrobial peptides and corresponding resistance

• Prif Awdur: Nadia S. Parachin (auth)
• Awduron Eraill: Octavio L. Franco (auth)
• Fformat: Electronig Pennod Llyfr
• Iaith: Saesneg
• Cyhoeddwyd: Frontiers Media SA 2014
• Cyfres: Frontiers Research Topics
• Pynciau: Microbiology (non-medical); pathogenic bacteria; Fungi; natural; peptide design; proteinase inhibitors; Bacterial resistance; virus; antimicrobial peptides; self-assembled structures
• Mynediad Ar-lein: 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...