Peptides are biopolymers, typically consisting of 2–50 amino acids. They are biologically
produced by the cellular ribosomal machinery or by non-ribosomal enzymes and …

The increased incidence of bacterial resistance to available antibiotics represents a major
global health problem and highlights the need for novel anti-infective therapies …

The venom of the marine predatory cone snails (genus Conus) has evolved for prey capture
and defense, providing the basis for survival and rapid diversification of the now estimated …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

Disulfide bridges establish a fundamental element in the molecular architecture of proteins
and peptides which are involved eg, in basic biological processes or acting as toxins. NMR …

Peptide therapeutics are acclaimed as a promising addition to the pharmaceutical arena,
and they continue to attract interest due to their high potency, bioavailability, and fewer …

Background Microbial inhabitants of soils are important to ecosystem and planetary
functions, yet there are large gaps in our knowledge of their diversity and ecology. The …

Venomous animals are thought to inject the same combination of toxins for both predation
and defence, presumably exploiting conserved target pharmacology across prey and …

Food‐derived bioactive peptides (BAPs) are recently utilized as functional food raw
materials owing to their potential health benefits. Although there is a huge amount of …

The discovery of new pharmaceutical drugs is one of the preeminent tasks—scientifically,
economically, and socially—in biomedical research. Advances in informatics and …