Influence of self-assembly on the performance of antimicrobial peptides

With a rapidly growing number of bacterial strains displaying resistance against conventional antibiotics, the development of novel types of antimicrobial agents represents an important health challenge. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) has attracted interest in this context, as these can be designed to display potent broad-spectrum antimicrobial as well as anti-inflammatory effects, but simultaneously low toxicity against human cells. Much of the...