Siderophore Scaffold as Carrier for Antifungal Peptides in Therapy of <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> Infections

Antifungal resistance of human fungal pathogens represents an increasing challenge in modern medicine. Short antimicrobial peptides (AMP) display a promising class of antifungals with a different mode of action, but lack target specificity and metabolic stability. In this study the hexapeptide PAF26...

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Main Authors: Joachim Pfister, Roland Bata, Isabella Hubmann, Anton Amadeus Hörmann, Fabio Gsaller, Hubertus Haas, Clemens Decristoforo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/6/4/367