Synthetic mimics of antimicrobial peptides from aryl scaffolds

The rise in bacterial resistance and the declining approval rate of novel anti-infective drugs are a major threat to global public health. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), found in almost every multicellular organism, have attracted considerable attention as models for the design of new therapeutic ag...

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Main Author: Thaker, Hitesh
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2013
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3556293