Antimicrobial Peptides

Description:

In this didactically-written text, the small team of expert authors presents the field in a comprehensive and accessible manner that is well suited for students and junior researchers. The result is a highly readable and systematically structured introduction to antimicrobial peptides, their structure, biological function and mode of action. The authors point the way towards a rational design of this potentially highly effective new class of clinical antibiotics on the brink of industrial application by discussing their design principles, target membranes and structure-activity relationship.

subjects: Peptides,  Antibiotics,  Peptide antibiotics,  MEDICAL / Pharmacy,  MEDICAL / Pharmacology,  MEDICAL / Nursing / Pharmacology,  MEDICAL / Drug Guides,  Microbial pesticides,  Amino acids,  Analysis,  Protein drugs,  Therapeutic use,  Microbial peptides