PyAMPA: a high-throughput prediction and optimization tool for antimicrobial peptides.

ABSTRACT: The alarming rise of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections is driving efforts to develop alternatives to conventional antibiotics. In this context, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have emerged as promising candidates for their ability to target a broad range of microorganisms. However, the development of AMPs with optimal potency, selectivity, and/or stability profiles remains a challenge. To address it, computational tools for predicting AMP properties and designing novel peptides have gained increasing attention. PyAMPA is a novel platform for AMP discovery. It consists of five modules, namely AMPScreen, AMPValidate, AMPSolve, AMPMutate, and AMPOptimize, that allow high-throughput proteome inspection, candidate screening, and optimization through point-mutation and genetic algorithms.

SUBMITTER: Ramos-Llorens M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11264690 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature