Contribution in an anthology

Appeared in: Advances in Biochemical Engineering-Biotechnology

Editor list: Vilcinskas, A

Publication year: 2013

Pages: 157-192

Journal: Advances in Biochemical Engineering Biotechnology

ISSN: 0724-6145

ISBN: 978-3-642-39862-9

eISBN: 978-3-642-39863-6

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/10_2013_191

Publisher: Springer Verlag Kg

Title of series: Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology

Number in series: 135

Abstract: 
The most important parasitic diseases, malaria, leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis, and schistosomiasis, are a great burden to mankind, threatening the life of millions of people worldwide and mostly affecting the poorest. Because drug resistance is increasing and vaccines are rarely available, novel chemotherapeutic compounds are necessary in order to treat these devastating diseases. Insects serve as vectors of many human parasitic diseases and have been shown to express a huge variety of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). Therefore, research activity on insect-derived AMPs has been increasing in the last 40 years. This chapter summarizes the current state of research on the possible role of AMPs as potential chemotherapeutic compounds against human parasitic diseases.

Harvard Citation style: Pretzel, J., Mohring, F., Rahlfs, S. and Becker, K. (2013) Antiparasitic Peptides, in Vilcinskas, A. (ed.) Advances in Biochemical Engineering-Biotechnology. Belrin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag Kg, pp. 157-192. https://doi.org/10.1007/10_2013_191

APA Citation style: Pretzel, J., Mohring, F., Rahlfs, S., & Becker, K. (2013). Antiparasitic Peptides. In Vilcinskas, A. (Ed.), Advances in Biochemical Engineering-Biotechnology (pp. 157-192). Springer Verlag Kg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10_2013_191