Focus on the role of antimicrobial peptides
Antimicrobial peptides (AMP) are small multifunctional peptides present in the animal and plant kingdoms that protect the host against attacks from pathogenic microorganisms. Among them are defensins, thus called because they act as host defense peptides.

Antimicrobial peptides, illustration.
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17 Fevereiro 2020
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27 Outubro 2021