AIMC Topic: Defensins

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StackDPPred: Multiclass prediction of defensin peptides using stacked ensemble learning with optimized features.

Methods (San Diego, Calif.)
Host defense or antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are promising candidates for protecting host against microbial pathogens for example bacteria, virus, fungi, yeast. Defensins are the type of AMPs that act as potential therapeutic drug agent and perform ...

High-Yield Preparation of American Oyster Defensin (AOD) via a Small and Acidic Fusion Tag and Its Functional Characterization.

Marine drugs
The marine peptide, American oyster defensin (AOD), is derived from and exhibits a potent bactericidal effect. However, recombinant preparation has not been achieved due to the high charge and hydrophobicity. Although the traditional fusion tags suc...

Tool for Predicting, Scanning, and Designing Defensins.

Frontiers in immunology
Defensins are host defense peptides present in nearly all living species, which play a crucial role in innate immunity. These peptides provide protection to the host, either by killing microbes directly or indirectly by activating the immune system. ...

Identification and designing an analgesic opioid cyclic peptide from Defensin 4 of Mesobuthus martensii Karsch scorpion venom with more effectiveness than morphine.

Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie
Considering the limitations of use and side effects of existing analgesics, the discovery of new analgesics is necessary. Venoms of organisms are an important source of analgesic peptides. In this study, using computational biology methods such as mo...