Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), also known as host defense peptides, are short and
generally positively charged peptides found in a wide variety of life forms from …

Polymyxins are well-established antibiotics that have recently regained significant interest
as a consequence of the increasing incidence of infections due to multidrug-resistant Gram …

Antimicrobial peptides are an abundant and diverse group of molecules that are produced
by many tissues and cell types in a variety of invertebrate, plant and animal species. Their …

Antimicrobial peptides and proteins (AMPs) are a diverse class of naturally occurring
molecules that are produced as a first line of defense by all multicellular organisms. These …

Antimicrobial host defense peptides are produced by all complex organisms as well as
some microbes and have diverse and complex antimicrobial activities. Collectively these …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), also known as host defense peptides (HDPs), are important
effector immune defense molecules in multicellular organisms. AMPs exert their …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), or host defense peptides, are small cationic or amphipathic
molecules produced by prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms that play a key role in the …

Hundreds of peptide antibiotics have been described in the past half-century (20, 28, 35).
These fall into two classes, nonribosomally synthesized peptides, such as the gramicidins …

We report the isolation and characterization of a novel human peptide with antimicrobial
activity, termed LEAP-1 (liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide). Using a mass spectrometric …

Antimicrobial cationic peptides are an important component of the innate defenses of all
species of life. Different peptides may have antibacterial, antiendotoxic, antibiotic …