Net charge, hydrophobicity and specific amino acids contribute to the activity of antimicrobial peptides

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have gained increasing attention as a potential candidate in the development of novel antimicrobial agent. Designing AMPs with enhanced antimicrobial activity while reducing the cell toxicity level is desired especially against the antibiotic-resistant microbes. Various...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nur Munawwarah
Other Authors: Jindal MH
Format: Journal
Published: JUMMEC, University of Malaya Medical Centre 2014
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.myjurnal.my/public/article-view.php?id=83813