Antimicrobial peptides /

Phoenix, David, 1966-

Antimicrobial peptides / David A. Phoenix, Sarah R. Dennison, and Frederick Harris. - 1 online resource (xv, 231 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Antimicrobial peptides: their history, evolution, and functional promiscuity -- Cationic antimicrobial peptides -- Anionic antimicrobial peptides -- Graphical techniques to visualize the amphiphilic structures of antimicrobial peptides -- Models for the membrane interactions of antimicrobial peptides -- Selectivity and toxicity of oncolytic antimicrobial peptides.

In this didactically-written text, the small team of expert authors presents the field in a comprehensive and accessible manner that is well suited for students and junior researchers. The result is a highly readable and systematically structured introduction to antimicrobial peptides, their structure, biological function and mode of action. The authors point the way towards a rational design of this potentially highly effective new class of clinical antibiotics on the brink of industrial application by discussing their design principles, target membranes and structure-activity relationship.



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Peptide antibiotics.
Protein drugs.
Peptides--Therapeutic use.
Microbial peptides.
Anti-Infective Agents--pharmacology.
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides--pharmacology.
Amino acids--Analysis.
Microbial pesticides.
MEDICAL--Drug Guides.
MEDICAL--Nursing--Pharmacology.
MEDICAL--Pharmacology.
MEDICAL--Pharmacy.
Microbial peptides.
Peptide antibiotics.
Peptides--Therapeutic use.
Protein drugs.

Medicine--Basic Sciences. Pharmacy.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

RS431.P37

572.65 615/.1

QV 247