A short D-enantiomeric antimicrobial peptide with potent immunomodulatory and antibiofilm activity against multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii

Abstract Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) represent a promising therapeutic alternative for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. The present study investigates the antimicrobial activity of new, rationally-designed derivatives of a short α-helical peptide, RR. From the peptides d...

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Main Authors: Mohamed F. Mohamed, Anna Brezden, Haroon Mohammad, Jean Chmielewski, Mohamed N. Seleem
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/5369fd7d7b3c42f8b424b36262d3446f
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