An overview of antifungal peptides derived from insects

Fungi are not classified as plants or animals. They resemble plants in many ways but do not produce chlorophyll or make their own food photosynthetically like plants. Fungi are useful for the production of beer, bread, medicine, etc. More complex than viruses or bacteria; fungi can be destructive hu...

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Main Authors:	Faruck, Mohammad Omer, Yusof, Faridah, Chowdhury, Silvia
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Elsevier Inc. 2016
Subjects:	QR Microbiology TP248.13 Biotechnology
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spelling	iium-511842017-03-31T08:14:05Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/51184/ An overview of antifungal peptides derived from insects Faruck, Mohammad Omer Yusof, Faridah Chowdhury, Silvia QR Microbiology TP248.13 Biotechnology Fungi are not classified as plants or animals. They resemble plants in many ways but do not produce chlorophyll or make their own food photosynthetically like plants. Fungi are useful for the production of beer, bread, medicine, etc. More complex than viruses or bacteria; fungi can be destructive human pathogens responsible for various diseases in humans. Most people have a strong natural immunity against fungal infection. However, fungi can cause diseases when this immunity breaks down. In the last few years, fungal infection has increased strikingly and has been accompanied by a rise in the number of deaths of cancer patients, transplant recipients, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients owing to fungal infections. The growth rate of fungi is very slow and quite difficult to identify. A series of molecules with antifungal activity against different strains of fungi have been found in insects, which can be of great importance to tackle human diseases. Insects secrete such compounds, which can be peptides, as a part of their immune defense reactions. Active antifungal peptides developed by insects to rapidly eliminate infectious pathogens are considered a component of the defense munitions. This review focuses on naturally occurring antifungal peptides from insects and their challenges to be used as armaments against human diseases. Elsevier Inc. 2016-06-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51184/1/51184_An%20overview%20of%20antifungal.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51184/2/51184_An%20overview%20of%20antifungal_SCOPUS.pdf Faruck, Mohammad Omer and Yusof, Faridah and Chowdhury, Silvia (2016) An overview of antifungal peptides derived from insects. Peptides, 80. pp. 80-88. ISSN 0196-9781 E-ISSN 1873-5169 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196978115001849 10.1016/j.peptides.2015.06.001
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spellingShingle	QR Microbiology TP248.13 Biotechnology Faruck, Mohammad Omer Yusof, Faridah Chowdhury, Silvia An overview of antifungal peptides derived from insects
description	Fungi are not classified as plants or animals. They resemble plants in many ways but do not produce chlorophyll or make their own food photosynthetically like plants. Fungi are useful for the production of beer, bread, medicine, etc. More complex than viruses or bacteria; fungi can be destructive human pathogens responsible for various diseases in humans. Most people have a strong natural immunity against fungal infection. However, fungi can cause diseases when this immunity breaks down. In the last few years, fungal infection has increased strikingly and has been accompanied by a rise in the number of deaths of cancer patients, transplant recipients, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients owing to fungal infections. The growth rate of fungi is very slow and quite difficult to identify. A series of molecules with antifungal activity against different strains of fungi have been found in insects, which can be of great importance to tackle human diseases. Insects secrete such compounds, which can be peptides, as a part of their immune defense reactions. Active antifungal peptides developed by insects to rapidly eliminate infectious pathogens are considered a component of the defense munitions. This review focuses on naturally occurring antifungal peptides from insects and their challenges to be used as armaments against human diseases.
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author	Faruck, Mohammad Omer Yusof, Faridah Chowdhury, Silvia
author_facet	Faruck, Mohammad Omer Yusof, Faridah Chowdhury, Silvia
author_sort	Faruck, Mohammad Omer
title	An overview of antifungal peptides derived from insects
title_short	An overview of antifungal peptides derived from insects
title_full	An overview of antifungal peptides derived from insects
title_fullStr	An overview of antifungal peptides derived from insects
title_full_unstemmed	An overview of antifungal peptides derived from insects
title_sort	overview of antifungal peptides derived from insects
publisher	Elsevier Inc.
publishDate	2016
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An overview of antifungal peptides derived from insects

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