Super-Cationic Peptide Dendrimers-Synthesis and Evaluation as Antimicrobial Agents

• Main Authors: Estelle J. Ramchuran (Author), Isabel Pérez-Guillén (Author), Linda A. Bester (Author), René Khan (Author), Fernando Albericio (Author), Miguel Viñas (Author), Beatriz G. de la Torre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Microbial infections are a major public health concern. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been demonstrated to be a plausible alternative to the current arsenal of drugs that has become inefficient due to multidrug resistance. Herein we describe a new AMP family, namely the super-cationic peptide d...