Antimicrobial peptides

Autore: Phoenix D. A. Dennison S. Casa Editrice: Wiley-VCH  Anno Edizione: 2013 Edizione: 1 ISBN: 9783527332632 Pagine: 248 Costo: 108,00 Euro (*) Materia: Chimica farmaceutica e cosmesi Microbiologia, Biochimica e Biotecnologie Testi stranieri Lingua: Inglese

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 relationships. The final part of the book describes recent successes in the application of peptides as anticancer agents.