Table 1.
Examples of Biomedical Applications of Antimicrobial Peptides.
| Sl No | Biomedical Application | Peptide |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surgical site infection (SSI) | LL-37 [15], hBD2&3 [16], Protegrins [17], Histatins [18], Ranalexin [19], Pexiganan [20], Magainin [21], HNP1 [22] |
| 2 | Contact lens-associated microbial keratitis (CLMK) | α-MSH [23], Melimine [24], Pexiganan [25], Bacitracin [26], Dermcidin [27] |
| 3 | Dental applications | LL-37 [28], Dermaceptin [29], Nisin, Histatins [30], hBD1 [31], human beta-defensin-3 [32], human beta-defensin-5, Cateslytin [33], Myxinidin [34], HHC-36 [34] |
| 4 | Bone-graft applications | KLD [35], E14LKK [36] |
| 5 | Tissue generation | DermaceptinS4 [37], Thanatin [38], LLKKK18 [39], DPK-060 [40], SMAP-29 [41], G3KL [42], G3R, MSI-78 |
| 6 | Anticancer agents | pAntp [43], KT2 [44], RT2 [45], LL37 [46], LTX-315, [46] melittin [47] |