Bioactive peptides (BPs) are specific protein fragments that exert various beneficial effects
on human bodies and ultimately influence health, depending on their structural properties …

Recently, the demand for food proteins in the market has increased due to a rise in
degenerative illnesses that are associated with the excessive production of free radicals and …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which are produced by several species including insects,
other animals, micro-organisms and synthesis, are a critical component of the natural …

Langmuir monolayers at the air/water interface have been used for decades to mimic cell
membranes in attempts to determine the mechanisms behind the physiological action of …

Monolayers composed of bacterial phospholipids were used as model membranes to study
interactions of the naturally occurring phenolic compounds 2, 5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde and …

Melittin is a good model antimicrobial peptide to understand the basis of its lytic activities
against bacteria and mammalian cells. Novel analogues of melittin were designed by …

Curcumin (CUR) is a natural food ingredient with known ability to target microbial cell
membrane. In this study, the interactions of CUR with different types of model lipid bilayers …

Research interests on amphibian antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are currently increasing
because of their capability to combat microorganisms from both terrestrial and aquatic …

Biopreservation is a powerful strategy to prolong the shelf life of food products by applying
naturally occurring microorganisms and/or their metabolites. Current food trends emphasise …

Despite progress in the development of immobilization techniques, the quest to design and
fabricate new antibacterial surfaces as a component of biomaterials remains a research …