The wasp venom antimicrobial peptide polybia‐CP and its synthetic derivatives display antiplasmodial and anticancer properties

• Glavni autori: Marcelo D. T. Torres (Autor), Adriana F. Silva (Autor), Gislaine P. Andrade (Autor), Cibele N. Pedron (Autor), Giselle Cerchiaro (Autor), Anderson O. Ribeiro (Autor), Vani X. Oliveira Jr (Autor), Cesar de laFuente‐Nunez (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Wiley, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Abstract The wasp venom‐derived antimicrobial peptide polybia‐CP has been previously shown to exhibit potent antimicrobial activity, but it is also highly toxic. Previously, using a physicochemical‐guided peptide design strategy, we reversed its toxicity while preserving and even enhancing its antib...