Challenges in the development of next-generation antibiotics: opportunities of small molecules mimicking mode of action of host-defense peptides

Expert Opin Ther Pat. 2020 May;30(5):303-305. doi: 10.1080/13543776.2020.1740683. Epub 2020 Mar 14.
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Keywords: Antibiotics; drug resistance; host defense peptides; small molecules.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / metabolism*
  • Bacteria / drug effects
  • Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Drug Development*
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Humans
  • Patents as Topic

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides