Antimicrobial Peptides
Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9783527332632
Subjects: Peptides; Antibiotics
Description: 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 relationship.