Antimicrobial peptides /

• Main Authors: Phoenix, David, 1966- (Author), Dennison, Sarah R. (Author), Harris, Frederick (Research fellow) (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co KCaA, [2013]
• Subjects: Peptide antibiotics.; Protein drugs.; Peptides > Therapeutic use.; Microbial peptides.; Anti-Infective Agents > pharmacology.; Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides > pharmacology.; Amino acids > Analysis.; Microbial pesticides.; MEDICAL > Drug Guides.; MEDICAL > Nursing > Pharmacology.; MEDICAL > Pharmacology.; MEDICAL > Pharmacy.; Medicine > Basic Sciences.; Pharmacy.; Electronic books.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 231 pages) : illustrations (some color)
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9783527652884; 3527652884; 9783527652860; 3527652868; 9783527652853; 352765285X; 9781299157309; 1299157300; 9783527652877; 3527652876
• DOI: 10.1002/9783527652853

In this didactically-written text, the small team of expert authors presents the field in a comprehensive and accessible manner that is well suited for students and junior researchers. The result is a highly readable and systematically structured introduction to antimicrobial peptides, their structure, biological function and mode of action. The authors point the way towards a rational design of this potentially highly effective new class of clinical antibiotics on the brink of industrial application by discussing their design principles, target membranes and structure-activity relationship.