Thanatin: An Emerging Host Defense Antimicrobial Peptide with Multiple Modes of Action
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) possess great potential for combating drug-resistant bacteria. Thanatin is a pathogen-inducible single-disulfide-bond-containing β-hairpin AMP which was first isolated from the insect <i>Podisus maculiventris</i>. The 21-residue-long thanatin displays broad-...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-02-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/4/1522 |