Biofilm formation is a major concern in various sectors and cause severe problems to public
health, medicine, and industry. Bacterial biofilm formation is a major persistent threat, as it …

Many short cationic peptides are amphiphilic and are often termed antimicrobial peptides
(AMPs) as they can kill various microorganisms. These AMPs have largely been discovered …

Background The rapid increase of drug resistance in conventional antibiotics promotes the
discovery and development of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which are important …

Foods high in fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols
(FODMAPs) exacerbate symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); however, their …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) possess great potential for combating drug-resistant bacteria.
Thanatin is a pathogen-inducible single-disulfide-bond-containing β-hairpin AMP which was …

Antimicrobial peptides, as an integral part of the innate immune system, kill bacteria through
a special mechanism of action, making them less susceptible to drug resistance. However …

Altered intestinal permeability has been correlated with Parkinson's pathophysiology in the
enteric nervous system, before manifestations in the central nervous system (CNS). The …

In an era where the pipeline of new antibiotic development is drying up, the continuous rise
of multi-drug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug resistant (XDR) bacteria are genuine …

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), the major constituent of the outer membrane of Gram-negative
bacteria, is an important element against permeability of bactericidal agents, including …

Papiliocin is a novel 37-residue cecropin-like peptide isolated recently from the swallowtail
butterfly, Papilio xuthus. With the aim of identifying a potent antimicrobial peptide, we tested …