Antimicrobial Peptides: An Update on Classifications and Databases.

Ahmer Bin Hafeez, Xukai Jiang, Phillip J Bergen, Yan Zhu

International journal of molecular sciences 2021 Oct 28

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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are distributed across all kingdoms of life and are an indispensable component of host defenses. They consist of predominantly short cationic peptides with a wide variety of structures and targets. Given the ever-emerging resistance of various pathogens to existing antimicrobial therapies, AMPs have recently attracted extensive interest as potential therapeutic agents. As the discovery of new AMPs has increased, many databases specializing in AMPs have been developed to collect both fundamental and pharmacological information. In this review, we summarize the sources, structures, modes of action, and classifications of AMPs. Additionally, we examine current AMP databases, compare valuable computational tools used to predict antimicrobial activity and mechanisms of action, and highlight new machine learning approaches that can be employed to improve AMP activity to combat global antimicrobial resistance.

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Ahmer Bin Hafeez, Xukai Jiang, Phillip J Bergen, Yan Zhu. Antimicrobial Peptides: An Update on Classifications and Databases. International journal of molecular sciences. 2021 Oct 28;22(21)