Repurposing a drug targeting peptide for targeting antimicrobial peptides against Staphylococcus.
Ankan ChoudhuryS M Ashiqul IslamMeron R GhideyChristopher Michel KearneyPublished in: Biotechnology letters (2019)
A12C, originally designed for targeted drug delivery, was repurposed to target antimicrobial peptides. This illustrates the wealth of ligands, both natural and synthetic, which can be adapted to develop a diverse array of targeting antimicrobial peptides.