Achatina fulica Haemocyanin-Derived Peptides as Novel Antimicrobial Agents
A. E. Pereira Patino, L. A. Suarez Largo, T. Roman, F. Guzman Quimbayo, B. Rincon-Orozco, L. T. Sierra Guevara, W. F. Hidalgo Bucheli
The paper designs and tests antimicrobial peptides derived from Achatina fulica haemocyanin, finding 15-residue alpha-helical peptides with high activity against Gram-positive bacteria and low cytotoxicity.
bioRxiv · Aug 15, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology