title: Recent advances in the research and development of marine antimicrobial peptides.
abstract: Antimicrobial peptides are a group of natural or semi-synthetic molecules possessing antimicrobial activities against bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites, etc. They are considered as promising candidates for treatment of microbial infections and suppression of microbial resistance. The increasing emergence of bacterial resistance has required development of new efficient antibiotics that can be added to the antibacterial armamentarium. The marine world provides a rich source of antimicrobial peptides. That world has not been highly explored yet, and much more effort is required in order to discover new efficient antimicrobial peptides. In the present article, we have reviewed the recent progress in the field of marine antimicrobial peptides from 2009 until the mid of 2012.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomolecular Science, University of Science and Technology, 113 Gwahangno, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-333, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Mohammed I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: El-Gamal
authors.forename: Mohammed S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Abdel-Maksoud
authors.forename: Chang-Hyun
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Oh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D015195:Drug Design; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010271:Parasites / Q000187:drug effects; D021261:Parasitic Sensitivity Tests; D014780:Viruses / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D023181:Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents