The Amazing World of Peptide Engineering: the Example of Antimicrobial Peptides from Frogs and Their Analogues
Protein & Peptide Letters
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B. Guimarães, A., Costa, T. O. G., Honorio-Junior, J. E. R., Fontes, W. y Castro, F. 2016. The Amazing World of Peptide Engineering: the Example of Antimicrobial Peptides from Frogs and Their Analogues. Protein & Peptide Letters 23:8 722-737.
Información bibliográfica
- Cita corta:
- B. Guimarães, Costa, Honorio-Junior, Fontes y Castro (2016)
- Año:
- 2016
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- No disponible
- Volumen:
- 23
- Número:
- 8
- Páginas:
- 722-737
- Fecha:
- 1 de enero de 2016
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- Divulgación
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Resumen
This review discusses the importance and properties of antimicrobial peptides from frogs and their synthetic analogues as potential therapeutic alternatives in fighting not only bacterial infections, but also protozoans involved with the major neglected diseases, which afflict human populations (e.g., Chagas disease, African sleeping sickness, Leishmaniasis and malaria). Here, we emphasize their multifunctional properties such as promising broad-spectrum drugs that target protozoan parasites too.
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Autores
Aline B. Guimarães
T. O. G. Costa
Jose E. R. Honorio-Junior
Wagner Fontes
F. Castro