Antimicrobial peptides : discovery, design and novel therapeutic strategies /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: C.A.B. International
Other Authors: Wang, Guangshun
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxone, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., [2010]
Series:Advances in molecular and cellular microbiology ; 18.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • A database view of naturally occurring antimicrobial peptides : nomenclature, classification, and amino acid sequence analysis / Guangshun Wang, Xia Li, and Michael Zasloff
  • Lantibiotic-related research and the application thereof / Brian Healy ... [et al.]
  • Antimicrobial peptides in plants / Quentin Kaas ... [et al.]
  • Database-aided prediction and design of novel antimicrobial peptides / Guangshun Wang
  • Discovery of novel antimicrobial peptides using combinatorial chemistry and high-throughput screening / William C. Wimley
  • Chemical mimics with systemic efficacy / Amram Mor
  • Biophysical analysis of membrane-targeting antimicrobial peptides : membrane properties and the design of peptides specifically targeting gram-negative bacteria / Richard M. Epand and Raquel F. Epand
  • Non-membrane targets of antimicrobial peptides : novel therapeutic opportunities? / Ju Hyun Cho and Sun Chang Kim
  • Structural studies of antimicrobial peptides provide insight into their mechanisms of action / Guangshun Wang
  • Lung infection : shifting the equilibrium toward the free and active form of human LL-37 and the design of alternative antimicrobial agents / Paul A. Janmey and Robert Bucki
  • Role of vitamin D in the enhancement of antimicrobial peptide gene expression / John White and Ari J. Bitton
  • Fine tuning host responses in the face of infection : emerging roles and clinical applications of host defence peptides / Matthew L. Mayer, Donna M. Easton, and Robert E. W. Hancock.