Research Progress in Molecular Design and Optimization Strategies of Fish-Derived Antimicrobial Peptides and Their Applications
Antimicrobial peptides are the most promising antibiotic alternatives because of their broad-spectrum antimicrobial properties,thermal stability,and no resistance.However,poor activity,high toxicity and expen-sive synthesis of natural antimicrobial peptides have limited their further application.In recent years,the molec-ular modification and design of natural antimicrobial peptides have become a hot research topic for scholars at home and abroad.Fish is an important source of natural antimicrobial peptides,and this study extensively re-viewed the mechanism of action,molecular design and optimization strategies of fish-derived antimicrobial pep-tides and their applications in aquaculture in recent years,which is aiming to provide a comprehensive under-standing and knowledge of antimicrobial peptides and provide new ideas for developing and applying antimicro-bial peptides.[Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition,2023,35(12):7541-7551]
antimicrobial peptidesmolecular design and optimizationmechanism of actionapplication