The Road from Host-Defense Peptides to a New Generation of Antimicrobial Drugs

The Road from Host-Defense Peptides to a New Generation of Antimicrobial Drugs

Host-defense peptides, also called antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), whose protective action has been used by animals for millions of years, fulfill many requirements of the pharmaceutical industry, such as: (1) broad spectrum of activity; (2) unlike classic antibiotics, they induce very little resista...

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Main Authors: Alicia Boto, Jose Manuel Pérez de la Lastra, Concepción C. González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-02-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
antimicrobial
antibiotic
peptides
AMP
cathelicidins
site-selective
peptide modification
tag-and-modify
customizable units
gene mining
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/2/311

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