Antimicrobial peptides
id:
antimicrobial-peptides-164-9113144
title:
Antimicrobial peptides
text:
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), also called host defence peptides (HDPs) are part of the innate immune response found among all classes of life. Fundamental differences exist between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells that may represent targets for antimicrobial peptides. These peptides are potent, broad spectrum antimicrobials which demonstrate potential as novel therapeutic agents. Antimicrobial peptides have been demonstrated to kill Gram negative and Gram positive bacteria, enveloped viruses, f
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Class of peptides that have antimicrobial activity
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimicrobial_peptides
date created:
2005-06-18T02:26:17Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T21:38:07Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Various_AMPs.png","width":845,"height":654}
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13
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