TY - BOOK AU - Phoenix,David AU - Dennison,Sarah R. AU - Harris,Frederick TI - Antimicrobial peptides SN - 9783527652884 AV - RS431.P37 U1 - 572.65615/.1 22 PY - 2013///] CY - Weinheim, Germany PB - Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co KCaA KW - Peptide antibiotics KW - Protein drugs KW - Peptides KW - Therapeutic use KW - Microbial peptides KW - Anti-Infective Agents KW - pharmacology KW - Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides KW - Amino acids KW - Analysis KW - Microbial pesticides KW - MEDICAL KW - Drug Guides KW - bisacsh KW - Nursing KW - Pharmacology KW - Pharmacy KW - fast KW - Medicine--Basic Sciences KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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; phr N2 - 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 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9783527652853 ER -