RECENT DEVELOPMENT OF MACHINE LEARNING-BASED METHODS FOR THE PREDICTION OF DEFENSIN FAMILY AND SUBFAMILY

• Main Authors: Phasit Charoenkwan, Nalini Schaduangrat, S. M. Hasan Mahmud, Orawit Thinnukool, Watshara Shoombuatong
• Other Authors: American International University - Bangladesh
• Format: Review
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/73109
• Institution: Mahidol University

Nearly all living species comprise of host defense peptides called defensins, that are crucial for innate immunity. These peptides work by activating the immune system which kills the microbes directly or indirectly, thus providing protection to the host. Thus far, numerous preclinical and clinical...