Communications Biology (Sep 2022)

The antimicrobial peptide LI14 combats multidrug-resistant bacterial infections

  • Jingru Shi,
  • Chen Chen,
  • Dejuan Wang,
  • Zhiqiang Wang,
  • Yuan Liu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03899-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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A synthetic peptide LI14 demonstrates potent antibacterial activity against drug-resistant bacteria in vitro and in vivo by inducing membrane damage and disrupting membrane potential leading to metabolic perturbation.