Octominin: A Novel Synthetic Anticandidal Peptide Derived from Defense Protein of <i>Octopus minor</i>

Octominin: A Novel Synthetic Anticandidal Peptide Derived from Defense Protein of <i>Octopus minor</i>

The rapid emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens makes an urgent need for discovering novel antimicrobial agents as alternatives to conventional antibiotics. Towards this end, we designed and synthesized a synthetic peptide of 23 amino acids (AAs) (<sup>1</sup>GWLIRGAIHAGKAIHGLIHRRRH...

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Main Authors: Chamilani Nikapitiya, S.H.S. Dananjaya, H.P.S.U. Chandrarathna, Mahanama De Zoysa, Ilson Whang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
anticandidal activity
antimicrobial peptides
<i>candida albicans</i>
octominin
<i>octopus minor</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/18/1/56

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