Antimicrobial Peptides and Proteins, Volume 149 in the Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics such as Nature and mechanistic action of Antimicrobial Peptides, Advances in elucidation molecular targets and mechanisms of action of AMPs: beyond membrane disruption, Discovery, Design, and Applications of Antimicrobial Peptides, Designing Potent Antimicrobial Peptides Against Acinetobacter baumannii: A Combined Approach Using Genetic Algorithms and Machine Learning Strategies, Protection of Diabetic Wound Patients from Invasive Bacterial Infections by Innate Antimicrobial Peptides, and more.
Additional chapters explore Bacteriophage Lysins as a potential therapeutic strategy for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections, Structural insights and therapeutic potential of host defense peptides in combatting antimicrobial resistance, Antimicrobial protein as a cargo for antimicrobial nanomaterials to combat Gram-negative bacteria, Unravelling the Role of Antimicrobial Proteins in Leptospirosis: A Comprehensive Transcriptomic Analysis, and Deciphering Antimicrobial Peptide (AMP) Resistance Mechanisms in Enterococcus faecalis Through Integrated RNA-Seq and Hub Genes Identification.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. xv 7. Chapter One: Antimicrobial peptides: Bioinformatic advances and translational therapeutics to combat antibiotic resistance - p. 1 8. Chapter Two: Computational structure-based evaluation of antimicrobial peptides against OXA-51 β-lactamase in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii - p. 61 9. Chapter Three: Antimicrobial peptides: Bridging mechanistic understanding and novel applications - p. 93 10. Chapter Four: Engineering of antimicrobial peptides by surface display technologies - p. 115 11. Chapter Five: Antimicrobial peptides and proteins: Mechanism of action and therapeutic potential - p. 143 12. Chapter Six: Marine-derived antimicrobial peptides (AMPs): Blue biotechnological assets for sustainable healthcare and circular bioeconomy - p. 171 13. Chapter Seven: Unlocking the power of antimicrobial peptides to combat infectious agents - p. 203 14. Chapter Eight: Bacteriophage endolysins: A promising therapeutic strategy against drug- resistant Staphylococcus aureus - p. 245 15. Chapter Nine: Structural insights, immunomodulatory functions, and therapeutic potential of host defense peptides in avoiding antimicrobial resistance - p. 313 16. Chapter Ten: Unraveling the role of antimicrobial proteins in leptospirosis: A comprehensive transcriptomic analysis - p. 333 17. Chapter Eleven: Deciphering antimicrobial peptide (AMP) resistance mechanisms in Enterococcus faecalis through integrated RNA-Seq and hub genes identification - p. 353 18. Chapter Twelve: Antimicrobial peptides inhibit Tau aggregation and modulates its pathology - p. 375 19. Chapter Thirteen: Antimicrobial peptides act as a component of brain immunity against microbes in Alzheimer’s disease - p. 395 20. Chapter Fourteen: The multifaceted role of antimicrobial peptides in neurodegeneration: Insights from Drosophila and beyond - p. 419
Antimicrobial Peptides and Proteins, Volume 149 in the Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics such as Nature and mechanistic action of Antimicrobial Peptides, Advances in elucidation molecular targets and mechanisms of action of AMPs: beyond membrane disruption, Discovery, Design, and Applications of Antimicrobial Peptides, Designing Potent Antimicrobial Peptides Against Acinetobacter baumannii: A Combined Approach Using Genetic Algorithms and Machine Learning Strategies, Protection of Diabetic Wound Patients from Invasive Bacterial Infections by Innate Antimicrobial Peptides, and more.
Additional chapters explore Bacteriophage Lysins as a potential therapeutic strategy for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections, Structural insights and therapeutic potential of host defense peptides in combatting antimicrobial resistance, Antimicrobial protein as a cargo for antimicrobial nanomaterials to combat Gram-negative bacteria, Unravelling the Role of Antimicrobial Proteins in Leptospirosis: A Comprehensive Transcriptomic Analysis, and Deciphering Antimicrobial Peptide (AMP) Resistance Mechanisms in Enterococcus faecalis Through Integrated RNA-Seq and Hub Genes Identification.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. xv 7. Chapter One: Antimicrobial peptides: Bioinformatic advances and translational therapeutics to combat antibiotic resistance - p. 1 8. Chapter Two: Computational structure-based evaluation of antimicrobial peptides against OXA-51 β-lactamase in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii - p. 61 9. Chapter Three: Antimicrobial peptides: Bridging mechanistic understanding and novel applications - p. 93 10. Chapter Four: Engineering of antimicrobial peptides by surface display technologies - p. 115 11. Chapter Five: Antimicrobial peptides and proteins: Mechanism of action and therapeutic potential - p. 143 12. Chapter Six: Marine-derived antimicrobial peptides (AMPs): Blue biotechnological assets for sustainable healthcare and circular bioeconomy - p. 171 13. Chapter Seven: Unlocking the power of antimicrobial peptides to combat infectious agents - p. 203 14. Chapter Eight: Bacteriophage endolysins: A promising therapeutic strategy against drug- resistant Staphylococcus aureus - p. 245 15. Chapter Nine: Structural insights, immunomodulatory functions, and therapeutic potential of host defense peptides in avoiding antimicrobial resistance - p. 313 16. Chapter Ten: Unraveling the role of antimicrobial proteins in leptospirosis: A comprehensive transcriptomic analysis - p. 333 17. Chapter Eleven: Deciphering antimicrobial peptide (AMP) resistance mechanisms in Enterococcus faecalis through integrated RNA-Seq and hub genes identification - p. 353 18. Chapter Twelve: Antimicrobial peptides inhibit Tau aggregation and modulates its pathology - p. 375 19. Chapter Thirteen: Antimicrobial peptides act as a component of brain immunity against microbes in Alzheimer’s disease - p. 395 20. Chapter Fourteen: The multifaceted role of antimicrobial peptides in neurodegeneration: Insights from Drosophila and beyond - p. 419
