Update of peptides with antibacterial activity

X Vila-Farres, E Giralt, J Vila - Current medicinal chemistry, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
For many years a battle has been going on between bacteria and humans, with bacteria
trying to survive against the antibiotics used by humans. Bacteria are found to be dominant …

Identification and design of antimicrobial peptides for therapeutic applications

A Ahmad, E Ahmad, G Rabbani… - Current Protein and …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Indiscriminate use of antibiotics has led to a rapid increase of antibiotic resistance among
microbes which has increased the need to develop novel antimicrobial agents to fight …

An overview of antimicrobial peptides and the latest advances in their development

JM Sierra, E Fusté, F Rabanal, T Vinuesa… - Expert opinion on …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The recent dramatic increase in the incidence of antimicrobial resistance has
been recognized by organizations such as the United Nations and World Health …

Antimicrobial peptides: an overview of a promising class of therapeutics

A Giuliani, G Pirri, S Nicoletto - Open Life Sciences, 2007 - degruyter.com
Antibiotic resistance is increasing at a rate that far exceeds the pace of new development of
drugs. Antimicrobial peptides, both synthetic and from natural sources, have raised interest …

Antimicrobial peptides under clinical trials

KE Greber, MŦ Dawgul - Current topics in medicinal …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Today microbial drug resistance has become a serious problem not only within inpatient
setting but also within outpatient setting. Repeated intake and unnecessary usage of …

Mini review on antimicrobial peptides, sources, mechanism and recent applications

JK Boparai, PK Sharma - Protein and peptide letters, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Antimicrobial peptides in recent years have gained increased interest among scientists,
health professionals and the pharmaceutical companies owing to their therapeutic potential …

The potential of antimicrobial peptides as biocides

G Laverty, SP Gorman, BF Gilmore - International journal of molecular …, 2011 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial peptides constitute a diverse class of naturally occurring antimicrobial
molecules which have activity against a wide range of pathogenic microorganisms …

Antimicrobial peptides

M Malmsten - Upsala journal of medical sciences, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
With increasing antibiotics resistance, there is an urgent need for novel infection
therapeutics. Since antimicrobial peptides provide opportunities for this, identification and …

A new era of antibiotics: the clinical potential of antimicrobial peptides

K Browne, S Chakraborty, R Chen… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance is a multifaceted crisis, imposing a serious threat to global health.
The traditional antibiotic pipeline has been exhausted, prompting research into alternate …

Antimicrobial peptides: An alternative to traditional antibiotics

S Ji, F An, T Zhang, M Lou, J Guo, K Liu, Y Zhu… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
As antibiotic-resistant bacteria and genes continue to emerge, the identification of effective
alternatives to traditional antibiotics has become a pressing issue. Antimicrobial peptides …