Antimicrobial Peptides

Isolation, Purification, Design, and Synthesis of Antimicrobial Peptides.- Antimicrobial Peptides in Frog Skin Secretions.- Purification of Antimicrobial Peptides from Human Skin.- Strategies for the Isolation and Characterization of Antibacterial Lantibiotics.- Expression and Purification of Recombinant ?-Defensins and ?-Defensin Precursors in Escherichia coli.- Production of Recombinant Antimicrobial Peptides in Bacteria.- Methods for Building Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship (QSAR) Descriptors and Predictive Models for Computer-Aided Design of Antimicrobial Peptides.- Synthesis and Thermodynamic Characterization of Small Cyclic Antimicrobial Arginine and Tryptophan-Rich Peptides with Selectivity for Gram-Negative Bacteria.- Synthesis of Antimicrobial Peptides Using the SPOT Technique.- High-Throughput Screening for Antimicrobial Peptides Using the SPOT Technique.- Analysis, Properties, and Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Peptides.- Antimicrobial Peptides: The LPS Connection.- Binding and Permeabilization of Model Membranes by Amphipathic Peptides.- Comparing Bacterial Membrane Interactions of Antimicrobial Peptides and Their Mimics.- Dynamic Transitions of Membrane-Active Peptides.- Solid-State NMR Investigations of Membrane-Associated Antimicrobial Peptides.- Use of Atomic Force Microscopy as a Tool to Understand the Action of Antimicrobial Peptides on Bacteria.- Fluorescence and Electron Microscopy Methods for Exploring Antimicrobial Peptides Mode(s) of Action.- Molecular Simulations of Antimicrobial Peptides.- Computer-Based Analysis, Visualization, and Interpretation of Antimicrobial Peptide Activities.- Antimicrobial Peptides as Therapeutic Agents.- Potential Therapeutic Application of Host Defense Peptides.- Therapeutic Potential of HDPs asImmunomodulatory Agents.- Assay Systems for Measurement of Anti-inflammatory Activity.- Ex Vivo Skin Infection Model.- Measuring Antimicrobial Peptide Activity on Epithelial Surfaces in Cell Culture.- Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activity of Quorum Sensing Peptides and Peptide Analogues Against Oral Biofilm Bacteria.- Characterization of the Leishmanicidal Activity of Antimicrobial Peptides.