For thousands of years, edible insects have been used as food to alleviate hunger and
improve malnutrition. Some insects have also been used as medicines because of their …

Insects are one of the major sources of antimicrobial peptides/proteins (AMPs). Since
observation of antimicrobial activity in the hemolymph of pupae from the giant silk moths …

♦ Corresponding author: damjo@ up. poznan. pl abstract the consumption of poultry meat
and eggs is expected to increase considerably in the nearest future, which creates the …

The burgeoning global population growth has raised concerns regarding the expected
increase in the demand for food, which could be partially tackled by identifying novel food …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) seem to be promising alternatives to common antibiotics,
which are facing increasing bacterial resistance. Among them are the cysteine-stabilized αβ …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are peptide-based effector molecules produced by the innate
immune system to combat microbes. Insects produce the broadest repertoire of AMPs, and …

Insects make up the largest and most diverse group of organisms on earth with several
million species to exist in total. Considering the sheer number of insect species and the vast …

Cathelicidin is a family of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) existing in vertebrates, which play
multiple functions in host responses against environmental stresses. All cathelicidins …

Oosporein was first identified from the insect pathogen Beauveria bassiana> 50 y ago. Here,
we investigate the insecticidal, anti-feedant and immunomodulation effects of oosporein …

Insect defensins are effector components of the innate defense system. Defensins, which are
widely distributed among insects, are a type of small cysteine-rich plant antimicrobial …