Bioactive peptides are a group of biological molecules that are normally buried in the
structure of parent proteins and become active after the cleavage of the proteins. Another …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are the natural antibiotics recognized for their potent
antibacterial and wound healing properties. Bare AMPs have limited activity following topical …

The paper provides an overview of biocosmetics, which has tremendous potential for growth
and is attracting huge business opportunities. It emphasizes the immediate need to replace …

Polysaccharides originating from marine sources have been studied as potential material for
use in wound dressings because of their desirable characteristics of biocompatibility …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are short proteins with antimicrobial activity. A large portion of
known AMPs originate from insects, and the number and diversity of these molecules in …

Cosmetics are a source of lifetime exposure to various substances including parabens,
being the most popular synthetic preservatives. Because the use of cosmetics shows an …

Simple Summary The use of insects as a new source of lipids is a topic of great interest from
both environmental and economic points of view. In addition to use in feed and energy …

Antimicrobial peptides, also known as AMPs, are cationic and amphipathic molecules found
in all living organisms, composing part of the defense mechanisms against various …

In the last two decades, many new peptides have been developed, and new knowledge on
how peptides improve the skin has been uncovered. The spectrum of peptides in the field of …

Encrypted peptides have been recently found in the human proteome and represent a
potential class of antibiotics. Here we report three peptides derived from the human …