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Research Progress in Antimicrobial Peptides


Li Cong2*, Yan An1, Yu Li Feng1, Liu Wei Quan1
2College of Veterinary Medicine of China Agricultural University, 1College of Biological Sciences of China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China
Abstract: Antimicrobial peptides or peptide antibiotics, a part of innate immune system, are widely spread in both plants and animals. They have a wide antibacterial spectrum, and some even have effects on fungi, virus and cancer cells. Recent study of their mechanism and resistance is rather intensive, which will be reviewed in this article.
    


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