Why to study peptides from venomous and poisonous animals?

AN de Oliveira, AM Soares, SL Da Silva - International Journal of Peptide …, 2023 - Springer
Venom and poison peptides are powerful biological weapons and have proven immense
pharmacological potential because of their high binding affinity to a wide range of molecular …

Designed multifunctional peptides for intracellular targets

D Juretić - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nature's way for bioactive peptides is to provide them with several related functions and the
ability to cooperate in performing their job. Natural cell-penetrating peptides (CPP), such as …

Customized reversible stapling for selective delivery of bioactive peptides

Z Zeng, J Zhu, X Deng, H Chen, Y Jin… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
We have developed a new concept for reversible peptide stapling that involves
macrocyclization between two amino groups and decyclization promoted via dual 1, 4 …

Improving the antimicrobial performance of amphiphilic cationic antimicrobial peptides using glutamic acid full-scan and positive charge compensation strategies

X Ouyang, B Li, Y Yang, Z Ba, J Zhang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nonselective toxicity of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) needs to be solved urgently for their
application. Temporin-PE (T-PE, FLPIVAKLLSGLL-NH2), an AMP extracted from skin …

First-in-class cyclic Temporin L analogue: Design, synthesis, and antimicrobial assessment

R Bellavita, B Casciaro, S Di Maro… - Journal of medicinal …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties of bioactive peptides can be
modulated by introducing conformational constraints such as intramolecular …

Antifungal and Antibiofilm Activity of Cyclic Temporin L Peptide Analogues against Albicans and Non-Albicans Candida Species

R Bellavita, A Maione, F Merlino, A Siciliano… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Temporins are one of the largest families of antimicrobial peptides with both anti-
inflammatory and antimicrobial activity. Herein, for a panel of cyclic temporin L isoform …

New Bioactive Peptides from the Mediterranean Seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile and Their Impact on Antimicrobial Activity and Apoptosis of Human Cancer …

D Punginelli, V Catania, G Abruscato… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The demand for new molecules to counter bacterial resistance to antibiotics and tumor cell
resistance is increasingly pressing. The Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica is …

Study of FA12 peptide-modified PEGylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) as an effective ligand to target Muc1 in mice bearing C26 colon carcinoma: in silico, in vitro …

A Biabangard, A Asoodeh, MR Jaafari… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives This study tried to achieve active targeting of Muc1 in cancer; the surface of
PEGylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD/Doxil®) was decorated with FA12 peptide. Methods …

Unveiling the mechanism of action of acylated temporin L analogues against multidrug-resistant Candida albicans

R Bellavita, A Falanga, F Merlino… - Journal of Enzyme …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The increasing resistance of fungi to conventional antifungal drugs has prompted worldwide
the search for new compounds. In this work, we investigated the antifungal properties of …

Novel antimicrobial cruzioseptin peptides extracted from the splendid leaf frog, Cruziohyla calcarifer

SA Cuesta, C Reinoso, F Morales, F Pilaquinga… - Amino Acids, 2021 - Springer
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) constitute part of a broad range of bioactive compounds
present on diverse organisms, including frogs. Peptides, produced in the granular glands of …