Fundamentals on the molecular mechanism of action of antimicrobial peptides

JAF Corrêa, AG Evangelista, T de Melo Nazareth… - Materialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are produced by several organisms as their first line of
defense. Constituted by amino acids, they may present different mechanisms of action. The …

Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs)

M Sadredinamin, F Mehrnejad, P Hosseini… - Novelty in …, 2016 - journals.sbmu.ac.ir
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are extensive group of molecules that produced by variety
tissues of invertebrate, plants, and animal species which play an important role in their …

Anti‐microbial peptides: from invertebrates to vertebrates

P Bulet, R Stöcklin, L Menin - Immunological reviews, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Gene‐encoded anti‐microbial peptides (AMPs) are widespread in nature, as they are
synthesized by microorganisms as well as by multicellular organisms from both the vegetal …

[PDF][PDF] Interaction between antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and their primary target, the biomembranes

V Carnicelli, AR Lizzi, A Ponzi… - … and Strategies for …, 2013 - researchgate.net
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are produced by almost all living organisms as a component
of their immune system representing the first line weapons against infective agents. During …

Antimicrobial peptides: key components of the innate immune system

M Pasupuleti, A Schmidtchen… - Critical reviews in …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Life-threatening infectious diseases are on their way to cause a worldwide crisis, as treating
them effectively is becoming increasingly difficult due to the emergence of antibiotic resistant …

Structure and biological functions of β-hairpin antimicrobial peptides

PV Panteleev, IA Bolosov, SV Balandin… - Acta Naturae …, 2015 - cyberleninka.ru
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are evolutionarily ancient factors of the innate immune
system that serve as a crucial first line of defense for humans, animals, and plants against …

Molluscan antimicrobial peptides, a review from activity-based evidences to computer-assisted sequences

H Li, MG Parisi, N Parrinello, M Cammarata… - Invertebrate Survival …, 2011 - isj.unimore.it
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) represent the most universal immune effectors. Molluscs
constitute the second largest animal phylum, after Arthropods, in term of number of species …

Antimicrobial peptides: vestiges of past or modern therapeutics?

JB Mitra, VK Sharma, M Kumar… - Mini reviews in …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
The ubiquitous occurrence of Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs) in all domains of life
emphasizes their crucial role as ancient mediators of host defense. Despite their antiquity …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs): Ancient compounds that represent novel weapons in the fight against bacteria

JM Ageitos, A Sánchez-Pérez, P Calo-Mata… - Biochemical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are short peptidic molecules produced by most living
creatures. They help unicellular organisms to successfully compete for nutrients with other …

Antimicrobial peptides—a potential replacement for traditional antibiotics

KG Musin - Russian Journal of Infection and Immunity, 2018 - iimmun.ru
Antimicrobial peptides are a heterogeneous group of molecules involved in the innate and
acquired immune response of various organisms, ranging from prokaryotes to mammals …