Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Structure–Activity Relationship Studies on Antimicrobial Peptides
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382). This special issue belongs to the section "Antimicrobial Peptides".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2024) | Viewed by 1960
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Antibacterial peptides are host defense polypeptides that are present in various life forms from both prokaryotes to eucaryotes. Because of their unique antibacterial potential, these peptides are emerging as candidate chemotherapeutic drugs against more or less pathogenic Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including those resistant to conventional antibiotics. This Special Issue deals with the 'Structure–Activity Relationship Studies on Antimicrobial Peptides'. It includes the discovery of 'new' antimicrobial peptides and their structural and functional characterization, with a special focus on the intimate relationships between primary structure, 3D structure and bioactivity on microbes. Potential contributors are encouraged to submit their best research and/or 'in-depth' review articles dealing with this important research topic.
Dr. Juan Ayala
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antimicrobial peptides
- antibacterial
- antibiotics
- structure–activity relationships
- bacteriocins
- rational drug design
- peptide engineering
- bacterial resistance
- mechanism of action
- delivery system
- clinical potential
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