Design, engineering and discovery of novel α-helical and β-boomerang antimicrobial peptides against drug resistant bacteria

• Main Authors: Bhattacharjya, Surajit, Straus, Suzana K.
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences; Multi-drug Resistant Bacteria; Extensively Drug Resistant Bacteria
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145721
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In an era where the pipeline of new antibiotic development is drying up, the continuous rise of multi-drug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug resistant (XDR) bacteria are genuine threats to human health. Although antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) may serve as promising leads against drug resistant bac...