Tryptophan-Rich and Proline-Rich Antimicrobial Peptides

Due to the increasing emergence of drug-resistant pathogenic microorganisms, there is a world-wide quest to develop new-generation antibiotics. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are small peptides with a broad spectrum of antibiotic activities against bacteria, fungi, protozoa, viruses and sometimes exh...

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Main Authors: Awdhesh Kumar Mishra, Jaehyuk Choi, Eunpyo Moon, Kwang-Hyun Baek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/4/815