Antimicrobial Peptides Chairman: Hans G. Boman 1994 Antimicrobial peptides are
small peptides directly encoded by genes (in contrast to the better known antibiotics) which show a broad range of activity against Gram-negative and
Gram-positive bacteria, fungi, mycobacteria and some enveloped viruses. They were originally identified in insects, but are also produced by mammals, amphibians, crustaceans, bacteria and plants. This book describes studies on a range of such peptides and discusses the application of this research: particularly exciting is the potential use of antimicrobial peptides in the treatment of infectious
diseases caused by pathogens that have become resistant to conventional…
