[HTML][HTML] Mechanism of antimicrobial peptides: antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antibiofilm activities

Y Luo, Y Song�- International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are regarded as a new generation of antibiotics. Besides
antimicrobial activity, AMPs also have antibiofilm, immune-regulatory, and other activities�…

[HTML][HTML] Exploring biotechnological and functional characteristics of probiotic yeasts: A review

B Shruthi, N Deepa, R Somashekaraiah, G Adithi…�- Biotechnology�…, 2022 - Elsevier
Probiotics are vital and beneficial organisms which offers the health benefits to the host
organisms. The fungal probiotic field is one of the developing fields nowadays. Yeast has an�…

[HTML][HTML] Purification of Bioactive Peptide with Antimicrobial Properties Produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae

S Thyab Gddoa Al-sahlany, AB Altemimi…�- Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
A variety of organisms produce bioactive peptides that express inhibition activity against
other organisms. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is considered the best example of a unicellular�…

Defect formation and peptide permeation across phospholipid membranes

R Elber�- The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) are natural agents that efficiently permeate biological
membranes. They are frequently positively charged, which is surprising since membranes�…

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial peptide magainin 2-induced rupture of single giant unilamellar vesicles comprising E. coli polar lipids

MM Billah, MMO Rashid, M Ahmed…�- Biochimica et Biophysica�…, 2023 - Elsevier
Most antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) damage the cell membrane of bacterial cells and induce
rapid leakage of the internal cell contents, which is a main cause of their bactericidal activity�…

[HTML][HTML] Design of antimicrobial peptides with cell-selective activity and membrane-acting mechanism against drug-resistant bacteria

SC Park, H Son, YM Kim, JK Lee, S Park, HS Lim…�- Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) can combat drug-resistant bacteria with their unique
membrane-disruptive mechanisms. This study aimed to investigate the antibacterial effects�…

[HTML][HTML] Lipid domain boundary triggers membrane damage and protein folding of human islet amyloid polypeptide in the early pathogenesis of amyloid diseases

A Lewis, T Pham, N Nguyen, A Graf, KH Cheng�- Biophysical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The misfolding and self-aggregation of human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (hIAPP) are linked
to the onset of type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, the mechanism of how the disordered hIAPP�…

[HTML][HTML] Effect of monolayer spontaneous curvature on constant tension-induced pore formation in lipid bilayers

K Tazawa, M Yamazaki�- The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The methodology of constant tension-induced rupture of giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs)
has provided information on tension-induced pore formation. This method was used to�…

[HTML][HTML] Role of membrane potential on entry of cell-penetrating peptide transportan 10 into single vesicles

MMR Moghal, MZ Islam, F Hossain, SK Saha…�- Biophysical�…, 2020 - cell.com
Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) can translocate across plasma membranes to enter the
cytosol of eukaryotic cells without decreasing cell viability. We revealed the mechanism�…

Peptide–membrane interactions monitored by fluorescence lifetime imaging: A study case of transportan 10

S Anselmo, G Sancataldo, H M�rck Nielsen, V Foderà…�- Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
The interest on detailed analysis of peptide–membrane interactions is of great interest in
both fundamental and applied sciences as these may relate to both functional and�…