Interactions between Lipid Vesicle Membranes and Single Amino Acid Fibrils: Probable Origin of Specific Neurological Disorders

S Nandi, N Sarkar - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Amyloid fibrils are known to be responsible for several neurological disorders, like
Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), etc. For decades, mostly proteins and …

[HTML][HTML] Peptides: Emerging Candidates for the Prevention and Treatment of Skin Senescence: A Review

A Pintea, A Manea, C Pintea, RA Vlad, M Bîrsan… - Biomolecules, 2025 - mdpi.com
One class of cosmetic compounds that have raised interest of many experts is peptides. The
search for ingredients with good biocompatibility and bioactivity has led to the use of …

Characterization and Classification In Silico of Peptides with Dual Activity (Antimicrobial and Wound Healing)

M Trejos, Y Aristizabal, A Aragón-Muriel… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The growing challenge of chronic wounds and antibiotic resistance has spotlighted the
potential of dual-function peptides (antimicrobial and wound healing) as novel therapeutic …

Engineering the interaction of short antimicrobial peptides with bacterial barriers

C Montis, E Marelli, F Valle, FB Bombelli… - … Systems Design & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
While the rise of superbugs and new resistance mechanisms continues decreasing the
effectiveness of classical antibiotics, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are emerging as a new …

Pore Formation by Amyloid-like Peptides: Effects of the Nonpolar–Polar Sequence Pattern

W Rangubpit, S Sungted, J Wong-Ekkabut… - ACS chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
One of the mechanisms accounting for the toxicity of amyloid peptides in diseases like
Alzheimer's and Parkinson's is the formation of pores on the plasma membrane of neurons …

Molecular Dynamics Simulations Help Determine the Molecular Mechanisms of Lasioglossin-III and Its Variant Peptides' Membrane Interfacial Interactions

A Kumar, B Mishra, AD Konar… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Lasioglossin-III (LL-III) is a potent broad-spectrum antimicrobial peptide used in diverse
antimicrobial applications. In this work, coarse–grained and all-atom molecular dynamics …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of ZnSO4 and Methyl Jasmonate on the Metabolites and Bioactivity Present in Lemon-Fruit Membrane Vesicles

M Gomez-Molina, M Carvajal… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Membrane vesicles isolated from vegetable tissues have shown promise in encapsulation
technologies used in industries like food and cosmetics, offering innovative approaches to …

Divalent cations promote huntingtin fibril formation on endoplasmic reticulum derived and model membranes

A Skeens, JM Markle, G Petipas, SL Frey… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2024 - Elsevier
Huntington's Disease (HD) is caused by an abnormal expansion of the polyglutamine
(polyQ) domain within the first exon of the huntingtin protein (htt). This expansion promotes …

A novel synthetic peptide analog enhanced antibacterial activity of the frog-derived skin peptide wuchuanin-A1

RA Putri, MS Rohman, RT Swasono… - Journal of Biomolecular …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, there has been a growing focus on the development of novel antibacterial
compounds for clinical applications, such as antimicrobial peptide (AMP). Among the …