The story of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), particularly in tackling antibiotic resistance, has been one of false dawns and unfulfilled promises. But perhaps a new generation of “smarter ...

The Structural and Functional Diversity of Peptides Studies suggest that peptides may exhibit remarkable diversity in structure and function, which arises from variations in amino acid composition, ...

Overall, the findings suggest that the use of antimicrobial peptide mixtures is a strategy worth pursuing in the search for new, longer-lasting treatments for bacteria. The researchers suspect ...

Antimicrobial peptides are generally believed to kill bacteria through membrane permeabilization and extensive pore-formation 1. Assays providing rapid and easy evaluation of interactions between ...

Antimicrobial peptides derived from a crab and a spider may provide the pathway to overcoming drug resistance in advanced melanoma. QUT researchers based at Brisbane's Translational Research ...

Antimicrobial peptides derived from a crab and a spider may provide the pathway to overcoming drug resistance in advanced melanoma. QUT researchers based at Brisbane’s Translational Research ...

In the Nanovision project, researchers at Empa and the Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen are developing novel nanocomplexes that kill resistant germs and protect the eye tissue at the same time. In ...

Modern research has shown that the European brown frog’s skin peptides have significant antimicrobial properties, revealing why the practice of dropping the frog into milk was effective.

The components of this defense mechanism can be divided into normal vaginal flora, antimicrobial peptides, cytokines and immune cells. All these components interact in order to maintain homeostasis.

Principal investigator of lab studying antimicrobial peptides signaling at key microbe-host interfaces. Looks at how defensins contribute to skin, airway and urinary tract immunity by activating ...