Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), also called host defense peptides (HDPs), which commonly content 5-40 amino acids, are natural antibiotics produced by various organisms.
Nowadays AMPs are gaining much attention either in Pharmaceuticals industry or in research area. AMPs damage microorganisms mostly by membrane disruption, making it difficult for microorganisms to develop resistance and also make itself more popular in pharmacology. Hence, acquired resistance did not become an issue with antimicrobial peptides. While modern synthetic methods will allow the relatively cheap and accurate production of peptide candidates.
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