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Aug 2026
Defensins as natural antimicrobial peptide scaffolds against antimicrobial-resistant pathogens: mechanisms, resistance risks, and translational prospects
Existing evidence does not support classifying defensins as resistance-proof or uniformly less resistance-prone than conventional antibiotics, so they should be regarded as versatile scaffolds whose resistance risk requires candidate-specific evaluation.
E. Abdallah, S. Al-Mijalli, N. al Hakawati et al.
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