Exploring the potential of bioactive peptides: From natural sources to therapeutics

K Purohit, N Reddy, A Sunna - International Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Bioactive peptides, specific protein fragments with positive health effects, are gaining
traction in drug development for advantages like enhanced penetration, low toxicity, and …

Antimicrobial peptides: an overview of their structure, function and mechanism of action

R Zhang, L Xu, C Dong - Protein and Peptide Letters, 2022 - benthamdirect.com
In recent years, the antibiotic resistance of pathogenic bacteria has become an increasing
public health threat. Finding alternatives to antibiotics may be an effective solution to the …

Anticancer activities of natural antimicrobial peptides from animals

B Qu, J Yuan, X Liu, S Zhang, X Ma, L Lu - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is the most common cause of human death worldwide, posing a serious threat to
human health and having a negative impact on the economy. In the past few decades …

[HTML][HTML] Marine cyclic peptides: Antimicrobial activity and synthetic strategies

R Ribeiro, E Pinto, C Fernandes, E Sousa - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Oceans are a rich source of structurally unique bioactive compounds from the perspective of
potential therapeutic agents. Marine peptides are a particularly interesting group of …

Potential active marine peptides as anti-aging drugs or drug candidates

H Yang, Q Zhang, B Zhang, Y Zhao, N Wang - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aging is an irreversible physiological process in the human body, and the aging
characteristics of the body that accompany this process also lead to many other chronic …

Marine-derived peptides with anti-hypertensive properties: Prospects for pharmaceuticals, supplements, and functional food

MJ Walquist, KE Eilertsen, EO Elvevoll, IJ Jensen - Marine Drugs, 2024 - mdpi.com
Hypertension, a major health concern linked to heart disease and premature mortality, has
prompted a search for alternative treatments due to side effects of existing medications …

Investigation of antibacterial and anticancer effects of novel niosomal formulated Persian Gulf Sea cucumber extracts

T Piri-Gharaghie, G Ghajari, M Hassanpoor… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Pharmaceutical companies worldwide are scrambling to develop new ways to combat
cancer and microbiological pathogens. The goal of this research was to investigate the …

[HTML][HTML] Recent findings on the isolation, identification and quantification of bioactive peptides

CO Okoye, TPC Ezeorba, ES Okeke, IU Okagu - Applied Food Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the growing interest in natural sources of health-enhancing compounds, bioactive
proteins and peptides derived from them are being explored and clinically tried as …

[HTML][HTML] From sea to lab: Angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibition by marine peptides—mechanisms and applications

DM Jo, F Khan, SK Park, SC Ko, KW Kim, D Yang… - Marine Drugs, 2024 - mdpi.com
To reveal potent ACE inhibitors, researchers screen various bioactive peptides from several
sources, and more attention has been given to aquatic sources. This review summarizes the …

Marine-derived bioactive proteins and peptides: A review of current knowledge on anticancer potentials, clinical trials, and future prospects

ES Okeke, IU Okagu, K Chukwudozie… - Natural Product …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The rise in cancer cases has prompted searching for novel and alternative sources of
natural bioactive compounds with antitumor potential. Nearly three-quarters of our planet is …