Anticancer and Targeting Activity of Phytopharmaceutical Structural Analogs of a Natural Peptide from and Related Peptide-Decorated Gold Nanoparticles.

In the large field of bioactive peptides, peptaibols represent a unique class of compounds. They are membrane-active peptides, produced by fungi of the genus and known to elicit plant defenses. Among the short-length peptaibols, trichogin GA IV is nonhemolytic, proteolysis-resistant, antibacterial, and cytotoxic.