Bacterial synthesis of d-amino acids

AD Radkov, LA Moe - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2014 - Springer
Recent work has shed light on the abundance and diversity of d-amino acids in bacterial
extracellular/periplasmic molecules, bacterial cell culture, and bacteria-rich environments …

Antimicrobial peptides from scorpion venoms

PL Harrison, MA Abdel-Rahman, K Miller, PN Strong - Toxicon, 2014 - Elsevier
The need for new antimicrobial agents is becoming one of the most urgent requirements in
modern medicine. The venoms of many different species are rich sources of biologically …

Outer-membrane-acting peptides and lipid II-targeting antibiotics cooperatively kill Gram-negative pathogens

Q Li, R Cebrián, M Montalbán-López, H Ren… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
The development and dissemination of antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens is a growing
global threat to public health. Novel compounds and/or therapeutic strategies are required to …

Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae: chemical control, resistance mechanisms and possible alternatives

A Cameron, V Sarojini - Plant pathology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (P sa) is a G ram‐negative bacterium that causes the
bacterial canker of both green (A ctinidia deliciosa) and yellow (A ctinidia chinensis) fleshed …

Functional peptides for plant disease control

E Montesinos - Annual Review of Phytopathology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Plant disease control requires novel approaches to mitigate the spread of and losses
caused by current, emerging, and re-emerging diseases and to adapt plant protection to …

Synthetic peptides against plant pathogenic bacteria

E Badosa, M Planas, L Feliu, L Montesinos… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
The control of plant diseases caused by bacteria that seriously compromise crop productivity
around the world is still one of the most important challenges in food security. Integrated …

Multitasking antimicrobial peptides in plant development and host defense against biotic/abiotic stress

RK Goyal, AK Mattoo - Plant Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Crop losses due to pathogens are a major threat to global food security. Plants employ a
multilayer defense against a pathogen including the use of physical barriers (cell wall) …

Dual Functionality of Antimicrobial and Antifouling of Poly(N-hydroxyethylacrylamide)/Salicylate Hydrogels

C Zhao, X Li, L Li, G Cheng, X Gong, J Zheng - Langmuir, 2013 - ACS Publications
The emergence and reemergence of microbial infection demand an urgent response to
develop effective biomaterials that prevent biofilm formation and associated bacterial …

Antimicrobial macromolecules: synthesis methods and future applications

P Li, X Li, R Saravanan, CM Li, SSJ Leong - Rsc Advances, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
This review article presents important and recent progress in the manufacture and
application of antimicrobial macromolecules. Microbial infections continue to endanger …

Antimicrobial Peptides With Antibiofilm Activity Against Xylella fastidiosa

L Moll, E Badosa, M Planas, L Feliu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Xylella fastidiosa is a plant pathogen that was recently introduced in Europe and is causing
havoc to its agriculture. This Gram-negative bacterium invades the host xylem, multiplies …