Cruzioseptins, antibacterial peptides from Cruziohyla calcarifer skin, as promising leishmanicidal agents

Screenings of natural products have significantly contributed to the discovery of novel leishmanicidal agents. In this study, three known cruzioseptins—antibacterial peptides from Cruziohyla calcarifer skin—were synthesized and evaluated against promastigotes and amastigotes stages of Leishmania (L....

• Autor Principal: Mendes, Bruno (author)
• Outros autores: Proaño Bolaños, Carolina (author), Gadelha, Fernanda R (author), de Almeida, José R. (author), Miguel, Danilo C. (author)
• Formato: article
• Publicado: 2020
• Subjects: cruzioseptins; Frog skin secretion; Peptides; Leishmanicidal
• Acceso en liña: https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftaa053; http://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/jspui/handle/RD_IKIAM/385