Thanatin : An emerging host defense antimicrobial peptide with multiple modes of action

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) possess great potential for combating drug-resistant bacteria. Thanatin is a pathogen-inducible single-disulfide-bond-containing β-hairpin AMP which was first isolated from the insect Podisus maculiventris. The 21-residue-long thanatin displays broad-spectrum activity a...

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Main Authors: Dash, Rachita, Bhattacharjya, Surajit
Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146368