Identification and Functional Analysis of a Novel Tryptophyllin Peptide from the Skin of the Red-eye Leaf Frog, Agalychnis callidryas. Wang R, Zhou Y, Chen T, Zhou M, Wang L, Shaw C., Int J Biol Sci., 2015, 11, 209-19. Amphibian skin has proved repeatedly to be a... Read more
Prevention of measles virus infection by intranasal delivery of fusion inhibitor peptides. Mathieu C, Huey D, Jurgens E, Welsch JC, DeVito I, Talekar A, Horvat B, Niewiesk S, Moscona A, Porotto M., J Virol., 2015, 89, 1143-55. Measles virus (MV) infection is... Read more
α,β-Dehydroamino acids in naturally occurring peptides Siodłak D., Amino Acids., 2015, 47, 1-17. α,β-Dehydroamino acids are naturally occurring non-coded amino acids, found primarily in peptides. The review focuses on the type of α,β-dehydroamino acids, the... Read more
Fungicidal mechanisms of the antimicrobial peptide Bac8c. Lee W, Lee DG., Biochim Biophys Acta., 2015, 1848, 673-9. Bac8c (RIWVIWRR-NH2) is an analogue peptide derived through complete substitution analysis of the linear bovine host defense peptide variant Bac2A. In... Read more
Novel synthetic anti-fungal tripeptide effective against Candida krusei. Gill K, Kumar S, Xess I, Dey S., Indian J Med Microbiol., 2015, 33, 110-6. INTRODUCTION: Candida species are the major fungal pathogens of humans. Among them, Candida krusei have emerged as a... Read more
Antimicrobial Peptides with Potential for Biofilm Eradication: Synthesis and Structure Activity Relationship Studies of Battacin Peptides. De Zoysa GH, Cameron AJ, Hegde VV, Raghothama S, Sarojini V., J Med Chem. 2015, 58, 625-639. We report on the first chemical... Read more
Single-cell, real-time detection of oxidative stress induced in Escherichia coli by the antimicrobial peptide CM15 Choi H, Yang Z, Weisshaar JC, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2015, 112, E303-E310. Antibiotics target specific biochemical mechanisms in bacteria. In response... Read more
Depsipeptide Companeramides from a Panamanian Marine Cyanobacterium Associated with the Coibamide Producer Oliver B. Vining, Rebecca A. Medina, Edward A. Mitchell, Patrick Videau, Dong Li, Jeffrey D. Serrill, Jane X. Kelly, William H. Gerwick,Philip J. Proteau, Jane... Read more
Synthesis of a new peptide-coumarin conjugate: a potential agent against cryptococcosis Soraya Z. Ferreira , Hellem C. Carneiro , Hugo A. Lara , Rosemeire B. Alves , Jarbas M Resende ,HeloÃsa M. Oliveira , Luciana M. Silva , Daniel A Santos , and Rossimirian P.... Read more
Ht31 peptide inhibited inflammatory pain by blocking NMDA receptor-mediated nociceptive transmission in spinal dorsal horn of mice. Wang WT, Pan GQ, Zhang ZY, Suo ZW, Yang X, Hu XD, Neuropharmacology, 2015, 89, 290-7. A kinase anchoring proteins (AKAPs) assemble... Read more
Oxytocin increases empathy to pain when adopting the other- but not the self-perspective. Abu-Akel A, Palgi S, Klein E, Decety J, Shamay-Tsoory S, Soc Neurosci. 2015 Feb;10(1):7-15. There is growing evidence that the neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) facilitates various... Read more
