{"title":"Advanced Peptide Nanozymes with Dual Antifungal Mechanisms: Cutting-Edge Innovations in Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance.","authors":"Ganeshraja Ayyakannu Sundaram","doi":"10.1007/s00284-025-04094-4","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This letter commends the recent innovative research findings on \"Dual-Action Antifungal Peptide Nanozymes: A Novel Approach to Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance.\" The study introduces a pioneering method to address antimicrobial resistance by developing peptide nanozymes that mimic antimicrobial peptides and enzymes through de novo design and peptide assembly. The heptapeptide IHIHICI, designed using AlphaFold2 and molecular dynamics simulations, exhibits high stability and dual antifungal actions, effectively killing over 90% of Candida albicans within 10 min. This research represents a significant advancement in the development of multifunctional antimicrobial materials, with promising biomedical applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":11360,"journal":{"name":"Current Microbiology","volume":"82 3","pages":"106"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Current Microbiology","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-025-04094-4","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MICROBIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This letter commends the recent innovative research findings on "Dual-Action Antifungal Peptide Nanozymes: A Novel Approach to Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance." The study introduces a pioneering method to address antimicrobial resistance by developing peptide nanozymes that mimic antimicrobial peptides and enzymes through de novo design and peptide assembly. The heptapeptide IHIHICI, designed using AlphaFold2 and molecular dynamics simulations, exhibits high stability and dual antifungal actions, effectively killing over 90% of Candida albicans within 10 min. This research represents a significant advancement in the development of multifunctional antimicrobial materials, with promising biomedical applications.
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Current Microbiology is a well-established journal that publishes articles in all aspects of microbial cells and the interactions between the microorganisms, their hosts and the environment.
Current Microbiology publishes original research articles, short communications, reviews and letters to the editor, spanning the following areas:
physiology, biochemistry, genetics, genomics, biotechnology, ecology, evolution, morphology, taxonomy, diagnostic methods, medical and clinical microbiology and immunology as applied to microorganisms.
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