Life-threatening infectious diseases are on their way to cause a worldwide crisis, as treating
them effectively is becoming increasingly difficult due to the emergence of antibiotic resistant …

Despite the great strides in healthcare during the last century, some challenges still
remained unanswered. The development of multi-drug resistant bacteria, the alarming …

Antibiotic resistance is increasing at a rate that far exceeds the pace of new development of
drugs. Antimicrobial peptides, both synthetic and from natural sources, have raised interest …

The construction of complex protein folds relies on the precise conversion of a linear
polypeptide chain into a compact 3-dimensional structure. The interplay of forces that link …

All organisms need protection against microorganisms, eg bacteria, viruses and fungi. For
many years, attention has been focused on adaptive immunity as the main antimicrobial …

The remarkable complexity of globular protein structures was first revealed about half a
century ago, when the crystal structure of myoglobin was determined at 2.4 Å. 1 In the …

The secondary structures of oligomeric organic molecules are known to reveal fascinating
architectures that can be responsible for their aesthetic beauty as well as their biological …

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Antimicrobial peptides (AMP s) are the key components of the innate immune system and
perform the various biological function which offers immunocompetence and homeostasis to …

α, γ-and β, γ-hybrid peptides, which are composed of two different homologous amino acid
constituents in alternate order, are suggested as novel classes of peptide foldamers. On the …