Bioactivity of Natural and Engineered Antimicrobial Peptides from Venom of the Scorpions Urodacus yaschenkoi and U. manicatus

Bioactivity of Natural and Engineered Antimicrobial Peptides from Venom of the Scorpions Urodacus yaschenkoi and U. manicatus

The spread of multidrug-resistant human pathogens has drawn attention towards antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which are major players in the innate immune systems of many organisms, including vertebrates, invertebrates, plants and microbes. Scorpion venom is an abundant source of novel and potent AMP...

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Main Authors: Karen Luna-Ramirez, Miray Tonk, Mohammad Rahnamaeian, Andreas Vilcinskas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-01-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
antimicrobial peptides
venom
hemolysis
therapeutic index
scorpions
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/9/1/22

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