Antibacterial and Antiviral Properties of Chenopodin-Derived Synthetic Peptides

Antibacterial and Antiviral Properties of Chenopodin-Derived Synthetic Peptides

Antimicrobial peptides have been developed based on plant-derived molecular scaffolds for the treatment of infectious diseases. Chenopodin is an abundant seed storage protein in quinoa, an Andean plant with high nutritional and therapeutic properties. Here, we used computer- and physicochemical-base...

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Main Authors: Marcia L. Feijoo-Coronel, Bruno Mendes, David Ramírez, Carlos Peña-Varas, Nina Q. E. de los Monteros-Silva, Carolina Proaño-Bolaños, Leonardo Camilo de Oliveira, Diego Fernandes Lívio, José Antônio da Silva, José Maurício S. F. da Silva, Marília Gabriella A. G. Pereira, Marina Q. R. B. Rodrigues, Mauro M. Teixeira, Paulo Afonso Granjeiro, Ketan Patel, Sakthivel Vaiyapuri, José R. Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
antimicrobial
antiviral
Chenopodin
membranolytic
quinoa
synthetic peptides
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/13/1/78

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