In recent decades, bacteriocins have received substantial attention as antimicrobial
compounds. Although bacteriocins have been predominantly exploited as food …

Nisin is a bacteriocin produced by a group of Gram‐positive bacteria that belongs to
Lactococcus and Streptococcus species. Nisin is classified as a Type A (I) lantibiotic that is …

The use of non-standard toxicity models is a hurdle in the early development of antimicrobial
peptides towards clinical applications. Herein we report an extensive in vitro and in vivo …

Solutions are urgently required for the growing number of infections caused by antibiotic-
resistant bacteria. Bacteriocins, which are antimicrobial peptides produced by certain …

Melittin, the main venom component of the European Honeybee, is a cationic linear peptide-
amide of 26 amino acid residues with the sequence: GIGAVLKVLTTGLPALISWIKRKRQQ …

ABSTRACT Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya and viruses coexist in the human gut, and this
coexistence is functionally balanced by symbiotic or antagonistic relationships. Antagonism …

Intestinal permeation enhancers (PEs) are one of the most widely tested strategies to
improve oral delivery of therapeutic peptides. This article assesses the intestinal permeation …

Membrane permeabilizing peptides (MPPs) are as ubiquitous as the lipid bilayer
membranes they act upon. Produced by all forms of life, most membrane permeabilizing …

Cancer remains one of the leading causes of deaths worldwide, despite advances in its
treatment and detection. The conventional chemotherapeutic agents used for the treatment …

Antimicrobial peptides are sequences of amino acids, which present activity against
microorganisms. These peptides were discovered over 70 years ago, and are abundant in …