Special Issue "The Role of Antimicrobial Peptides in Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance"

Dear Colleagues,

Resolving the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major challenge and critical for the human race. The generation of new antibiotics has fallen since the last two decades in contrast to the emergence of new multi-resistant pathogens.

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been shown as a promising solution to this alarming situation. AMPs are small peptides with diverse structures and functions, which can be used to inhibit the growth of a wide spectrum of microorganisms including multi-resistant pathogens. Potential AMP sequences have been published in the last decade from diverse sources such as synthetic antimicrobial peptides, de novo antimicrobial peptides, hydrolyzates antimicrobial peptides, and isolated peptides from immune defences.

I would to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue of Antibiotics, which will provide a valuable insight for AMPs development. The aim of this issue is to understand the antimicrobial peptides activity spectrum, mechanisms of action, and their antimicrobial resistance potency with the goal of creating a solid next generation of antimicrobials for accelerating the development and generation of new AMPs.

Dr. Francois Bedard
Dr. Elizabete de Souza Cândido
Guest Editors

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• antimicrobial peptides
• antimicrobial resistance
• mechanism of action
• peptide synthesis
• peptide purification