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Small molecules enhance the potency of natural antimicrobial peptides

2021-07-06

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The skin-associated microbiome plays an important role in general well-being and in a variety of treatable conditions. In this regard, endogenous antimicrobial peptides have a role in controlling the microbial population. We demonstrate here that certain small molecular species can amplify the potency of naturally-occurring antimicrobial peptides. For example, Niacinamide is a vitamin B3 analogue naturally found i...

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Literature Corpus work: 3717233a-14fb-5a95-8a78-44c09a279916
DOI: 10.1101/2021.07.06.451332

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