Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are natural antibiotics produced by various organisms such
as mammals, arthropods, plants, and bacteria. In addition to antimicrobial activity, AMPs can …

Antimicrobial peptides are a vital component of the innate immune system of all eukaryotic
organisms and many of these peptides have potent antifungal activity. They have potential …

Mycoses are accountable for millions of infections yearly worldwide. Invasive candidiasis is
the most usual, presenting a high morbidity and mortality. Candida albicans remains the …

There is an ongoing need for effective and targeted cancer treatments that can overcome the
detrimental side effects presented by current treatment options. One class of novel …

Plant defensins are cationic peptides that are ubiquitous within the plant kingdom and
belong to a large superfamily of antimicrobial peptides found in several organisms …

BACKGROUND: Some reports describe lysis mechanisms by antimicrobial peptides (AMPs),
while others describe the activation of regulated cell death. In this study, we compare the cell …

Pleurocidin-family cationic antimicrobial peptide NRC-03 exhibits potent and selective
cytotoxicity towards cancer cells. However, the anticancer effect of NRC-03 in oral …

Gomesin is an 18‐residue peptide originally isolated from the hemocytes of the Brazilian
spider Acanthoscurria gomesiana. A broad spectrum of bioactivities have been attributed to …

Spider venoms are known to contain proteins and polypeptides that perform various
functions including antimicrobial, neurotoxic, analgesic, cytotoxic, necrotic, and …

The venoms of spiders and scorpions contain a variety of chemical compounds.
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) from these organisms were first discovered in the 1990s. As …