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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Albin JS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7236790 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Australian journal of chemistry 20200408 4
Organisms from all kingdoms of life have evolved a vast array of peptidic natural products to defend against microbes. These are known collectively as antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) or host defense peptides, reflecting their abilities to not only directly kill microbes, but also to modulate host immune responses. Despite decades of investigation, AMPs have yet to live up to their promise as lead therapeutics, a reality that reflects, in part, our incomplete understanding of these diverse agents i ...[more]