Antimicrobial peptides: an update on classifications and databases

A Bin Hafeez, X Jiang, PJ Bergen, Y Zhu - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are distributed across all kingdoms of life and are an
indispensable component of host defenses. They consist of predominantly short cationic …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs): Ancient compounds that represent novel weapons in the fight against bacteria

JM Ageitos, A Sánchez-Pérez, P Calo-Mata… - Biochemical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are short peptidic molecules produced by most living
creatures. They help unicellular organisms to successfully compete for nutrients with other …

Antimicrobial peptides from fish

JA Masso-Silva, G Diamond - Pharmaceuticals, 2014 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are found widely distributed through Nature, and participate
in the innate host defense of each species. Fish are a great source of these peptides, as they …

Designing improved active peptides for therapeutic approaches against infectious diseases

B Gomes, MT Augusto, MR Felício, A Hollmann… - Biotechnology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Infectious diseases are one of the main causes of human morbidity and mortality. In the last
few decades, pathogenic microorganisms' resistance to conventional drugs has been …

Marine organisms as a rich source of biologically active peptides

MWFS Macedo, NB Cunha, JA Carneiro… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Oceanic environments are one of the largest sources of bioactive molecules, due to the high
degree of biodiversity and the innumerable ecological relationships established between …

Characterization, preparation, and purification of marine bioactive peptides

X Wang, H Yu, R Xing, P Li - BioMed research international, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Marine bioactive peptides, as a source of unique bioactive compounds, are the focus of
current research. They exert various biological roles, some of the most crucial of which are …

The role of antimicrobial peptides as antimicrobial and antibiofilm agents in tackling the silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance

BS Lopes, A Hanafiah, R Nachimuthu, S Muthupandian… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Just over a million people died globally in 2019 due to antibiotic resistance caused by
ESKAPE pathogens (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella …

Antimicrobial peptides as mediators of innate immunity in teleosts

BA Katzenback - Biology, 2015 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been identified throughout the metazoa suggesting their
evolutionarily conserved nature and their presence in teleosts is no exception. AMPs are …

Maternal immunity in fish

S Zhang, Z Wang, H Wang - Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 2013 - Elsevier
Both innate and adaptive immune-relevant factors are transferred from mother to offspring in
fishes. These maternally-transferred factors include IgM, lysozymes, lectin, cathelicidin and …

Antimicrobial peptides of fish: Innocuous alternatives to antibiotics

P Chaturvedi, RAH Bhat, A Pande - Reviews in aquaculture, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Antimicrobial peptides (AMP s) are the key components of the innate immune system and
perform the various biological function which offers immunocompetence and homeostasis to …