M. Daben J. Libardo

Nuclease activity gives an edge to host‐defense peptide piscidin 3 over piscidin 1, rendering it more effective against persisters and biofilms

M. Daben J. Libardo, Ali Adem Bahar, Buyong Ma et al. · FEBS Journal · 2017 · 108 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +15

Improved Bioactivity of Antimicrobial Peptides by Addition of Amino‐Terminal Copper and Nickel (ATCUN) Binding Motifs

M. Daben J. Libardo, Jorge Cervantes, Juan C. Salazar et al. · ChemMedChem · 2014 · 68 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology +17

Complementary Effects of Host Defense Peptides Piscidin 1 and Piscidin 3 on DNA and Lipid Membranes: Biophysical Insights into Contrasting Biological Activities

Robert M. Hayden, Gina K. Goldberg, Bryan Ferguson et al. · The Journal of Physical Chemistry B · 2015 · 57 citations

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +17

Copper-binding tripeptide motif increases potency of the antimicrobial peptide Anoplin via Reactive Oxygen Species generation

M. Daben J. Libardo, Sai Nagella, Andrea Lugo et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 2014 · 56 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +13

Development of Inhibitors against <i>Mycobacterium abscessus</i> tRNA (m ¹ G37) Methyltransferase (TrmD) Using Fragment-Based Approaches

Andrew Whitehouse, S.E. Thomas, Karen Brown et al. · Journal of Medicinal Chemistry · 2019 · 46 citations · Full text

Pharmacy, Microbiology, Pharmacology +17