Since the discovery of penicillin nearly a century ago, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a stealthy, pervasive enemy ...

An illustration shows how custom-made peptide molecules (shown in pink and purple) can slip through a cell membrane. (Image by Ian C. Haydon / UW Institute for Protein Design) Researchers at the ...

The scientists say some of these small protein, or peptide, molecules they have identified have bacteria-fighting powers that may inspire new drugs to fight infections in humans. The innovative ...

The company is the latest launched to turn cyclic peptide molecules into orally available drugs that could replace injected or intravenous ones. “Macrocycles in their own right are quite amazing ...

But between the extremes of small, but imprecise, molecules and floppy, but high-specificity proteins, there exists a middle ground -- peptides. These short chains of amino acids, which normally ...

The molecule is centered around the metal cobalt, surrounded by organic molecules that form a complex, which binds to amyloid-β peptides, preventing them from binding to each other and building up.