title: CAMP: Collection of sequences and structures of antimicrobial peptides.
abstract: Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are gaining importance as anti-infective agents. Here we describe the updated Collection of Antimicrobial Peptide (CAMP) database, available online at http://www.camp.bicnirrh.res.in/. The 3D structures of peptides are known to influence antimicrobial activity. Although there exists databases of AMPs, information on structures of AMPs is limited in these databases. CAMP is manually curated and currently holds 6756 sequences and 682 3D structures of AMPs. Sequence and structure analysis tools have been incorporated to enhance the usefulness of the database.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Informatics Centre of ICMR, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai 400012, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Faiza Hanif
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Waghu
authors.forename: Lijin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gopi
authors.forename: Ram Shankar
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Barai
authors.forename: Pranay
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ramteke
authors.forename: Bilal
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nizami
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Idicula-Thomas
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D062126:Databases, Chemical; D020407:Internet; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D020539:Sequence Analysis, Protein
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010455:Peptides