Antimicrobial Peptides: Diversity, Mechanism of Action and Strategies to Improve the Activity and Biocompatibility In Vivo

Antibiotic resistance is projected as one of the greatest threats to human health in the future and hence alternatives are being explored to combat resistance. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have shown great promise, because use of AMPs leads bacteria to develop no or low resistance. In this review,...

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Main Authors: Prashant Kumar, Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu, Suzana K. Straus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-01-01
Series:Biomolecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/8/1/4