Biology of Acinetobacter baumannii: Pathogenesis, Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms, and Prospective Treatment Options

CR Lee, JH Lee, M Park, KS Park, IK Bae… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is undoubtedly one of the most successful pathogens responsible
for hospital-acquired nosocomial infections in the modern healthcare system. Due to the …

In pursuit of next-generation therapeutics: Antimicrobial peptides against superbugs, their sources, mechanism of action, nanotechnology-based delivery, and clinical …

A Thakur, A Sharma, HK Alajangi, PK Jaiswal… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) attracted attention as potential source of novel antimicrobials.
Multi-drug resistant (MDR) infections have emerged as a global threat to public health in …

Machine learning prediction of antimicrobial peptides

G Wang, II Vaisman, ML van Hoek - Computational peptide science …, 2022 - Springer
Antibiotic resistance constitutes a global threat and could lead to a future pandemic. One
strategy is to develop a new generation of antimicrobials. Naturally occurring antimicrobial …

Natural compounds and extracts as novel antimicrobial agents

P Guglielmi, V Pontecorvi, G Rotondi - Expert Opinion on …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance is a worldwide problem accounting for the reduction or
in some cases absence of drugs effectiveness normally used in infections treatment. In the …

Komodo dragon-inspired synthetic peptide DRGN-1 promotes wound-healing of a mixed-biofilm infected wound

EMC Chung, SN Dean, CN Propst, BM Bishop… - npj Biofilms and …, 2017 - nature.com
Cationic antimicrobial peptides are multifunctional molecules that have a high potential as
therapeutic agents. We have identified a histone H1-derived peptide from the Komodo …

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knock-in of alligator cathelicidin gene in a non-coding region of channel catfish genome

RMC Simora, D **ng, MR Bangs, W Wang, X Ma… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
CRISPR/Cas9-based gene knockout in animal cells, particularly in teleosts, has proven to
be very efficient with regards to mutation rates, but the precise insertion of exogenous DNA …

Ab initio Designed Antimicrobial Peptides Against Gram-Negative Bacteria

SS Bobde, FM Alsaab, G Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are ubiquitous amongst living organisms and are part of the
innate immune system with the ability to kill pathogens directly or indirectly by modulating …

Green hydrogel synthesis: emphasis on proteomics and polymer particle-protein interaction

L Chafran, A Carfagno, A Altalhi, B Bishop - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The field of drug discovery has seen significant progress in recent years. These advances
drive the development of new technologies for testing compound's effectiveness, as well as …

Computationally Designed AMPs with Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activity against MDR Acinetobacter baumannii

FM Alsaab, SN Dean, S Bobde, GG Ascoli… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The discovery of new antimicrobials is necessary to combat multidrug-resistant (MDR)
bacteria, especially those that infect wounds and form prodigious biofilms, such as …

Designing anti-microbial peptides against major β-lactamase enzymes in clinically important gram-negative bacterial pathogens: an in-silico study

S Basu, SM Joshi, S Ramaiah, A Anbarasu - Probiotics and Antimicrobial …, 2022 - Springer
Anti-microbial resistance (AMR) creating healthcare concerns worldwide requires ardent
exploration of therapeutic alternatives. Although anti-microbial peptides (AMP) are popular …