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SUBMITTER: Cantisani M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4135842 | biostudies-other | 2014 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Cantisani Marco M Finamore Emiliana E Mignogna Eleonora E Falanga Annarita A Nicoletti Giovanni Francesco GF Pedone Carlo C Morelli Giancarlo G Leone Marilisa M Galdiero Massimiliano M Galdiero Stefania S
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20140623 9
The marine environment has been poorly explored in terms of potential new molecules possessing antibacterial activity. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) offer a new potential class of pharmaceuticals; however, further optimization is needed if AMPs are to find broad use as antibiotics. We focused our studies on a peptide derived from the epidermal mucus of hagfish (Myxine glutinosa L.), which was previously characterized and showed high antimicrobial activity against human and fish pathogens. In the ...[more]