Short-Chained Linear Scorpion Peptides: A Pool for Novel Antimicrobials

• Main Authors: Tolis Panayi (Author), Spiridoula Diavoli (Author), Vicky Nicolaidou (Author), Christos Papaneophytou (Author), Christos Petrou (Author), Yiannis Sarigiannis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Scorpion venom peptides are generally classified into two main groups: the disulfide bridged peptides (DBPs), which usually target membrane-associated ion channels, and the non-disulfide bridged peptides (NDBPs), a smaller group with multifunctional properties. In the past decade, these peptides hav...