Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are compounds, which have inhibitory activity against
microorganisms. In the last decades, AMPs have become powerful alternative agents that …

BACKGROUND Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are small proteins with potent antibacterial,
antiviral, and antifungal activity. AMPs are ubiquitous among multicellular eukaryotes, with …

Surfactin, an antibacterial lipopeptide produced by different strains of Bacillus subtilis, is a
powerful biosurfactant. It also has multiple biological activities including antiviral, anti …

Oysters, the common name for a number of different bivalve molluscs, are the worldwide
aquaculture species and also play vital roles in the function of ecosystem. As invertebrate …

Life-threatening infectious diseases are on their way to cause a worldwide crisis, as treating
them effectively is becoming increasingly difficult due to the emergence of antibiotic resistant …

Herein, we review the multifaceted roles of proline in cell biology. This peculiar cyclic imino
acid is:(i) A main precursor of extracellular collagens (the most abundant human proteins) …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are essential elements of thehost defense system.
Characterized by heterogenous structures and broad‐spectrumaction, they are promising …

A variety of bivalve mollusks (phylum Mollusca, class Bivalvia) constitute a prominent
commodity in fisheries and aquacultures, but are also crucial in order to preserve our …

All eukaryotic organisms, single-celled or multi-cellular, produce a diverse array of natural
anti-infective agents that, in addition to conventional antimicrobial peptides, also include …

Proline-rich antimicrobial peptides are a group of cationic host defense peptides of
vertebrates and invertebrates characterized by a high content of proline residues, often …