Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) are a natural
product class that has undergone significant expansion due to the rapid growth in genome …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are expressed in various living organisms as first-line host
defenses against potential harmful encounters in their surroundings. AMPs are short …

Background The rapid increase of drug resistance in conventional antibiotics promotes the
discovery and development of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which are important …

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

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) occur in all kingdoms of life and are integral to host defense.
They have diverse structures and target a variety of organisms, both by nonspecific …

Conspectus Natural products of peptidic origin often represent a rich source of medically
relevant compounds. The synthesis of such polypeptides in nature is either initiated by …

Microcins are low-molecular-weight, ribosomally produced, highly stable, bacterial-inhibitory
molecules involved in competitive, and amensalistic interactions between …

Daptomycin is a lipopeptide antibiotic with potent activity against gram-positive bacteria.
Complete-genome comparisons of laboratory-derived Staphylococcus aureus with …

Covering 1982 to 2006 Microcins are gene-encoded antibacterial peptides, with molecular
masses below 10 kDa, produced by enterobacteria. They are secreted under conditions of …

New structures of RNA polymerase II (pol II) transcribing complexes reveal a likely key to
transcription. The trigger loop swings beneath a correct nucleoside triphosphate (NTP) in the …