Biological Properties of a Novel Multifunctional Host Defense Peptide from the Skin Secretion of the Chaco Tree Frog, <i>Boana raniceps</i>

Biological Properties of a Novel Multifunctional Host Defense Peptide from the Skin Secretion of the Chaco Tree Frog, <i>Boana raniceps</i>

In recent years, the number of new antimicrobial drugs launched on the market has decreased considerably even though there has been an increase in the number of resistant microbial strains. Thus, antimicrobial resistance has become a serious public health problem. Amphibian skin secretions are a ric...

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Main Authors: Carlos José Correia Santana, Ana Carolina Martins Magalhães, César Augusto Prías-Márquez, Diego A. Falico, Agenor C. M. dos Santos Júnior, Beatriz D. Lima, Carlos André Ornelas Ricart, Denise Regina Bairros de Pilger, Rafaela Milan Bonotto, Carolina Borsoi Moraes, Lúcio H. Freitas-Júnior, Alice da Cunha Morales Álvares, Sonia Maria Freitas, Isabelle S. Luz, Osmindo Rodrigues Pires Jr., Wagner Fontes, Mariana S. Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Biomolecules
Subjects:
amphibian
<i>Boana raniceps</i>
skin secretion
multifunctional defense peptide
antimicrobial peptide
structural analysis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/10/5/790

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