Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Antimicrobial Peptides: Potential as Alternative or Complementary Treatments for Infectious Agents
(Maryam Ghahri, Nadin Shagaghi, Enzo A Palombo and Mrinal Bhave – Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia)
Chapter 2. Multiple Antimicrobial Peptides Conjugated Biochar Based Nanoarchitecture for Combating Superbugs
(Ye Gao, Shamily Patibandla, Avijit Pramanik and Paresh Chandra Ray – Department of Chemistry, Physics and Atmospheric Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, US)
Chapter 3. Versatile Biological Properties of Antimicrobial Peptides in Health and Disease
(Salma Begum – National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA)
Chapter 4. Uperin Antimicrobial Peptides: Structures, Activity, and Amyloid Fibril Formation
(Verity Baltutis, Antonio N. Calabrese, John A. Carver and Lisandra L. Martin – School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, et al.)
Chapter 5. The Potential of Antimicrobial Peptides in Breast Cancer Treatment
(Bhanu Priya Viraka Nellore and Rajashekhar Kanchanapally – Department of Natural Sciences and Environmental Health, Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, Mississippi, US, et al.)
Chapter 6. Peptide Conjugated Graphene Based Smart Materials for Antibacterial and Cancer Therapy
(Avijit Pramanik, Shamily Patibandla, Ye Gao and Paresh Chandra Ray – Department of Chemistry, Physics and Atmospheric Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi, US)
Chapter 7. Antimicrobial Peptide-Modified Nanomaterials for Detection and Extermination of Bacteria
(Rajashekhar Kanchanapally, Oluwapelumi P. Shodubi, Morolake R. Okanlawon and Bhanu Priya Viraka Nellore – Department of Chemistry and Physics, Natural Science Division, Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, Mississippi, US, et al.)
Chapter 8. Antimicrobial Peptide Conjugated Nanostructures for Biosensing and Destruction of Antimicrobial Resistant Microbes
(Santanu Banerjee – Department of Physics, Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, Mississippi, US)
Chapter 9. Antimicrobial Peptide Attached Gold Nanoparticle Based Theranostic Nanoplatform
(Shamily Patibandla, Avijit Pramanik, Ye Gao and Paresh Chandra Ray – Department of Chemistry, Physics and Atmospheric Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi, US)
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