Antimicrobial peptides: an alternative for innovative medicines?

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 2023-2040

  da Costa, João Pinto ^a   Cova, Marta ^a   Ferreira, Rita ^a   Vitorino, Rui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antitumoral; Bioinformatics; Salivary peptide; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOINFORMATICS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; MICROORGANISMS; MOLECULES; PEPTIDES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VIRUSES;

ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE; ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCES; ANTITUMORAL; BIOINFORMATICS TOOLS; INNOVATIVE MEDICINES; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTIONS; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; THERAPEUTIC AGENTS;

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS;

ALPHA DEFENSIN; BETA DEFENSIN; CATHELICIDIN ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE LL 37; ENKEPHALIN; HISTATIN; LACTOFERRIN; LYSOZYME; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT;

BIOINFORMATICS; CELL MEMBRANE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INNATE IMMUNITY; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SALIVARY GLAND; SOLID PHASE SYNTHESIS; SYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PHARMACEUTICS; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DRUG DISCOVERY; HUMANS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 84925465535     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6375-x     Document Type: Review

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