Antimicrobial peptides discovery, design and novel therapeutic strategies / edited by Guangshun Wang.

Other author Wang, Guangshun.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI,
Descriptionxvii, 230 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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SeriesAdvances in molecular and cellular microbiology ; 18
Advances in molecular and cellular microbiology ; 18. ^A591511
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 towards 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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