It is now well documented that peptides with enhanced or alternative functionality (termed
cryptides) can be liberated from larger, and sometimes inactive, proteins. A primary example …

In recent years, the increase of invasive fungal infections and the emergence of antifungal
resistance stressed the need for new antifungal drugs. Peptides have shown to be good …

Antibiotics are cytotoxic or cytostatic compounds, very effective, harmful and specific against
pathogenic microorganisms that have saved millions of lives and increased human life …

Simple Summary A critical global health problem is microbial resistance to antibiotics. In
order to further discuss this issue and search for practical means to overcome such …

Conjugates based on cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) are scientifically relevant owing to
their structural complexity; their ability to enter cells and deliver drugs, labels, antioxidants …

Although development of antimicrobial resistance by bacteria is a natural phenomenon, the
antibiotic resistance crisis is a reality that leads us in a gap of antimicrobial alternatives on …

O desenvolvimento de resistência antimicrobiana e a consequente seleção de
microrganismos multirresistentes consolidam-se como grandes ameaças à saúde global …

The rapid onset of resistance reduces the efficacy of most conventional antimicrobial drugs
and is a general cause of concern for human well-being. Thus, there is a great demand for a …

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Antibiotics have long been used to treat infections caused by pathogenic and
multidrugresistant (MDR) bacteria. However, an increasing number of bacteria, including …