Peptide Antibiotics. Discovery, Modes of Action and Applications

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Includes index. Introduction to the Peptide Antibiotics / Harry W. Taber -- Sources of Antimicrobial Peptides -- Chemistry and Applications of Synthetic Antimicrobial Peptides / David Andreu, Luis Rivas -- Lanthionine-Containing Bacterial Peptides / Ulrike Pag, Hans-Georg Sahl -- Unmodified Peptide-Bacteriocins (Class II) Produced by Lactic Acid Bacteria / Ingolf F. Nes, Helge Holo, Gunnar Fimland, Havard Hildeng Hauge, Jon Nissen-Meyer -- Insect Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides / Charles Hetru, Jules A. Hoffmann, Robert E.W. Hancock -- Mammalian Antimicrobial Peptides / Charles L. Bevins, Gill Diamond -- Potential Applications of Peptides -- Exploitation of Lantibiotic Peptides for Food and Medical Uses / Maire P. Ryan, Colin Hill, R. Paul Ross -- Amphibian Antimicrobial Peptides / Michael A. Zasloff.