Melittin as a promising anti-protozoan peptide: current knowledge and future prospects
Abstract Protozoan diseases such as malaria, leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, and sleeping sickness still levy a heavy toll on human lives. Deplorably, only few classes of anti-protozoan drugs have thus far been developed. The problem is further compounded by their intrinsic toxicity, emergence of dru...
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Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2021-05-01
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Series: | AMB Express |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-021-01229-1 |