The antibacterial activity and therapeutic potential of the amphibian-derived peptide TB_KKG6K

The antibacterial activity and therapeutic potential of the amphibian-derived peptide TB_KKG6K

ABSTRACT Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have great potential to be developed as topical treatments for microbial infections of the skin, including those caused by the gram-positive human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. Among the AMPs, temporin B (TB) is of particular interest. This 13-amino-acid-long...

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Main Authors: Cristina Schöpf, Magdalena Knapp, Jakob Scheler, Débora C. Coraça-Huber, Alessandra Romanelli, Peter Ladurner, Anna C. Seybold, Ulrike Binder, Reinhard Würzner, Florentine Marx
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Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2025-06-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
antimicrobial peptide
temporin B analog
Staphylococcus aureus
antibacterial activity
membrane activity
human epidermis equivalent
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.01016-24
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