Antimicrobial peptides: classification, design, application and research progress in multiple fields

Y Huan, Q Kong, H Mou, H Yi - Frontiers in microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a class of small peptides that widely exist in nature and
they are an important part of the innate immune system of different organisms. AMPs have a …

Antimicrobial peptides: Promising alternatives in the post feeding antibiotic era

J Wang, X Dou, J Song, Y Lyu, X Zhu… - Medicinal research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), critical components of the innate immune system, are widely
distributed throughout the animal and plant kingdoms. They can protect against a broad …

[HTML][HTML] Nanotherapeutics: An insight into healthcare and multi-dimensional applications in medical sector of the modern world

M Prasad, UP Lambe, B Brar, I Shah… - Biomedicine & …, 2018 - Elsevier
In recent years nanotechnology has revolutionized the healthcare strategies and envisioned
to have a tremendous impact to offer better health facilities. In this context, medical …

An overview of the potentialities of antimicrobial peptides derived from natural sources

I Dini, MG De Biasi, A Mancusi - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are constituents of the innate immune system in every kind of
living organism. They can act by disrupting the microbial membrane or without affecting …

On the silver jubilee of crustacean antimicrobial peptides

GM Matos, RD Rosa - Reviews in Aquaculture, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are widely distributed effector molecules that provide a first
line of defence for organisms that lack adaptive immunity, such as crustaceans. They also …

Characterization of the innate immunity in the mud crab Scylla paramamosain

F Chen, K Wang - Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2019 - Elsevier
Mud crabs, Scylla paramamosain, are one of the most economical and nutritious crab
species in China and South Asia. Inconsistent with the high development of commercial mud …

Marine arthropods as a source of antimicrobial peptides

JP Saucedo-Vázquez, F Gushque, NS Vispo… - Marine drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Peptide therapeutics play a key role in the development of new medical treatments. The
traditional focus on endogenous peptides has shifted from first discovering other natural …

Expanding the landscape of amino acid-rich antimicrobial peptides: definition, deployment in nature, implications for peptide design and therapeutic potential

AP Decker, AF Mechesso, G Wang - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Unlike the α-helical and β-sheet antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), our knowledge on amino
acid-rich AMPs is limited. This article conducts a systematic study of rich AMPs (> 25%) from …

A Novel Antimicrobial Peptide Scyreprocin From Mud Crab Scylla paramamosain Showing Potent Antifungal and Anti-biofilm Activity

Y Yang, F Chen, HY Chen, H Peng, H Hao… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Natural antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are potential antibiotic alternatives. Marine
crustaceans are thought to generate more powerful and various AMPs to protect themselves …

A systematical review on antimicrobial peptides and their food applications

K Xu, XY Zhao, Y Tan, J Wu, Y Cai, J Zhou… - Biomaterials Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Food safety issues are a major concern in food processing and packaging industries. Food
spoilage is caused by microbial contamination, where antimicrobial peptides (APs) provide …