Identification and Rational Design of a Novel Antibacterial Peptide Dermaseptin-AC from the Skin Secretion of the Red-Eyed Tree Frog <i>Agalychnis callidryas</i>

• Main Authors: Zijian Gong (Author), Xinjie Pei (Author), Shen Ren (Author), Xiaoling Chen (Author), Lei Wang (Author), Chengbang Ma (Author), Xinping Xi (Author), Tianbao Chen (Author), Chris Shaw (Author), Mei Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Antibiotic resistance represents a tremendous contemporary clinical challenge. Given this challenge, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are regarded as one of the most promising new options for next-generation lead antibiotics. Here, we describe the antibacterial activities of a cationic peptide named DR...