Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity of AamAP1-Lysine, a Novel Synthetic Peptide Analog Derived from the Scorpion Venom Peptide AamAP1

• Main Authors: Ammar Almaaytah (Author), Shadi Tarazi (Author), Ahmad Abu-Alhaijaa (Author), Yara Altall (Author), Nizar Alshar'i (Author), Khaldon Bodoor (Author), Qosay Al-Balas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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There is great interest in the development of antimicrobial peptides as a potentially novel class of antimicrobial agents. Several structural determinants are responsible for the antimicrobial and cytolytic activity of antimicrobial peptides. In our study, a new synthetic peptide analog, AamAP1-Lysi...