Targeting Multidrug Resistance With Antimicrobial Peptide-Decorated Nanoparticles and Polymers.

ABSTRACT: As a category of small peptides frequently found in nature, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) constitute a major part of the innate immune system of various organisms. Antimicrobial peptides feature various inhibitory effects against fungi, bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Due to the increasing concerns of antibiotic resistance among microorganisms, development of antimicrobial peptides is an emerging tool as a favorable applicability prospect in food, medicine, aquaculture, animal husbandry, and agriculture. This review presents the latest research progress made in the field of antimicrobial peptides, such as their mechanism of action, classification, application status, design techniques, and a review on decoration of nanoparticles and polymers with AMPs that are used in treating multidrug

SUBMITTER: Maleki Dizaj S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9009044 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature