Cationic peptides: a new source of antibiotics

摘要

Antimicrobial cationic peptides are an important component of the innate defenses of all species of life. Different peptides may have antibacterial, antiendotoxic. Antibiotic-potentiating or antifungal properties, and so they are being developed for Use as a novel class of antimicrobial agents and as the basis for making transgenic Disease-resistant plants and animals.