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Short peptides conjugated to non-peptidic motifs exhibit antibacterial activity

Natalia Ardila‐Chantré, Angie Katherine Hernández-Cardona, Héctor Manuel Pineda‐Castañeda, Sandra Mónica Estupiñán-Torres, Aura Lucía Leal‐Castro, Ricardo Fierro‐Medina, Zuly Jenny Rivera‐Monroy, Javier Eduardo García‐Castañeda

RSC Advances · 2020 · 10 citations · 28 references

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ATCC 25923 was evaluated, and the results showed that the peptide conjugates exhibited higher antibacterial activity than the original unconjugated peptides. Conjugation of AMPs is a promising strategy for designing and identifying new drugs for treating bacterial infections.

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