Minimal domain peptides derived from enterocins exhibit potent antifungal activity

Minimal domain peptides derived from enterocins exhibit potent antifungal activity

The antimicrobial peptide (AMP) circularized bacteriocin enterocin AS-48 produced by Enterococcus sp. exhibits broad-spectrum antibacterial activity via dimer insertion into the plasma membrane to form membrane pore structures, compromising membrane integrity and leading to bactericidal activity. A...

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Main Authors: Dorrian G. Cohen, Theresa M. Heidenreich, Jason W. Schorey, Jessica N. Ross, Daniel E. Hammers, Henry M. Vu, Thomas E. Moran, Christopher J. Winski, Peter V. Stuckey, Robbi L. Ross, Elizabeth Arsenault Yee, Felipe H. Santiago-Tirado, Shaun W. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Fungal Biology
Subjects:
fungi
Cryptococcus neoformans
fungal infections
synthetic peptides
antimicrobial peptides
AS-48
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffunb.2024.1506315/full
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