Natural antimicrobial peptides as inspiration for design of a new generation antifungal compounds

M Bondaryk, M Staniszewska, P Zielińska… - Journal of fungi, 2017 - mdpi.com
Invasive fungal infections are associated with high mortality rates, despite appropriate
antifungal therapy. Limited therapeutic options, resistance development and the high …

The medical potential of antimicrobial peptides from insects

M Tonk, A Vilcinskas - Current topics in medicinal chemistry, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are peptide-based effector molecules produced by the innate
immune system to combat microbes. Insects produce the broadest repertoire of AMPs, and …

The black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens – a promising source for sustainable production of proteins, lipids and bioactive substances

A Müller, D Wolf, HO Gutzeit - Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C, 2017 - degruyter.com
The growing demand worldwide for proteins and lipids cannot be met by the intensive use of
agricultural land currently available. Insect mass cultures as a source for proteins and lipids …

Screening, Expression, Purification and Functional Characterization of Novel Antimicrobial Peptide Genes from Hermetia illucens (L.)

O Elhag, D Zhou, Q Song, AA Soomro, M Cai, L Zheng… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Antimicrobial peptides from a wide spectrum of insects possess potent microbicidal
properties against microbial-related diseases. In this study, seven new gene fragments of …

Effects of four commercial fungal formulations on mortality and sporulation in house flies (Musca domestica) and stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans)

ENI Weeks, ET Machtinger, SA Gezan… - Medical and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The house fly M usca domestica L.(D iptera: M uscidae) and stable fly S tomoxys calcitrans
(L.)(D iptera: M uscidae) are major pests of livestock. Biological control is an important tool in …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial peptides: a potential therapeutic option for surgical site infections

B Deslouches, YP Di - Clinics in surgery, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Surgical Site Infections (SSI) represents one of the most common hospital-
associated infections worldwide, and many cases of SSI are due to multidrug-resistant …

Orally Delivered Scorpion Antimicrobial Peptides Exhibit Activity against Pea Aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) and Its Bacterial Symbionts

K Luna-Ramirez, M Skaljac, J Grotmann, P Kirfel… - Toxins, 2017 - mdpi.com
Aphids are severe agricultural pests that damage crops by feeding on phloem sap and
vectoring plant pathogens. Chemical insecticides provide an important aphid control …

[PDF][PDF] Purification of an Antibacterial Peptide from the Gills of the Pufferfish Takifugu pardalis

TY Kim, HJ Go, NG Park - Journal of Life Science, 2017 - scholar.archive.org
An antibacterial peptide was purified from an acidified gill extract of the pufferfish Takifugu
pardalis. The acidified gill extract was put through a Sep-Pak C18 solid phase extraction …

[PDF][PDF] A Potential Therapeutic Option for Surgical Site Infections

B Deslouches, AP Peter Di Y - Clin Surg. 2017; 2 - clinicsinsurgery.com
Abstract Surgical Site Infections (SSI) represents one of the most common hospital-
associated infections worldwide, and many cases of SSI are due to multidrug-resistant …

졸복의아가미로부터항균성펩타이드의정제

김태영, 고혜진, 박남규 - 생명과학회지, 2017 - dbpia.co.kr
졸복 (Takifugu pardalis) 의 아가미로부터 항균성 펩타이드를 정제하였다. 졸복 아가미의 산
추출물은 Sep-Pak C18 에 의해 부분적으로 정제되었으며, 60% 메탄올 분획 (RM60) 은 …