Insect Antimicrobial Peptides and Their Bioactive Mechanism

  • ZHAO Zihan ,
  • ZHANG Aizhong ,
  • PAN Chunyuan ,
  • JIANG Ning
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  • Key Laboratory of Feed Resource Efficient Utilization and Nutrition Manipulation in Cold Region of Heilongjiang Province, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University, Daqing 163319, China

Received date: 2021-05-09

  Online published: 2021-12-16

Abstract

Insect antimicrobial peptides are a class of small alkaline polypeptide substances induced by insects, which are important effector molecules of insect innate immunity. It has the characteristics of resistance to drug resistance, broad-spectrum antibacterial, small molecularweight, etc. and has killing effect on viruses, Bacteria, fungi, cancer cells. At present, antibacterial peptides with different antibacterial activities have been isolated from insects such as Hemiptera, Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera. This article reviews the insect antimicrobial peptides including its characteristics, types, immune mechanism and action mechanism, and the strategies to improve the stability of insect antimicrobial peptides. It is expected to have a guiding role on the further research and application of insect antimicrobial peptides.

Cite this article

ZHAO Zihan , ZHANG Aizhong , PAN Chunyuan , JIANG Ning . Insect Antimicrobial Peptides and Their Bioactive Mechanism[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2021 , 33(12) : 6641 -6647 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2021.12.005

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