Antimicrobial peptides : discovery, design and novel therapeutic strategies /

This book contains 14 chapters focusing on discovery, classification and functional diversity of antimicrobial peptides; structural and functional diversity of cathelicidins; disulfide-linked defensins; prediction and design of antimicrobial peptides - methods and applications to genomes and proteom...

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Other Authors: Wang, Guangshun
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Boston, MA : CABI, [2017]
Edition:2nd edition.
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Summary:This book contains 14 chapters focusing on discovery, classification and functional diversity of antimicrobial peptides; structural and functional diversity of cathelicidins; disulfide-linked defensins; prediction and design of antimicrobial peptides - methods and applications to genomes and proteomes; antimicrobial peptides; microbial membranes and the action of antimicrobial peptides; structural insight into the mechanisms of action of antimicrobial peptides and structure-based design; synergy of antimicrobial peptides; surface immobilization of antimicrobial peptides to prevent biofilm formation; sustained delivery of cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide-inducing compounds to minimize infection and enhance wound healing.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781786390400
178639040X
9781786390417
1786390418
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