CAMP: Collection of sequences and structures of antimicrobial peptides

Faiza Hanif Waghu; Lijin Gopi; Ram Shankar Barai; Pranay Ramteke; Bilal Nizami; Susan Idicula-Thomas

doi:10.1093/nar/gkt1157

CAMP: Collection of sequences and structures of antimicrobial peptides

Nucleic Acids Res. 2014 Jan;42(Database issue):D1154-8. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkt1157. Epub 2013 Nov 21.

Authors

Faiza Hanif Waghu¹, Lijin Gopi, Ram Shankar Barai, Pranay Ramteke, Bilal Nizami, Susan Idicula-Thomas

Affiliation

¹ Biomedical Informatics Centre of ICMR, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai 400012, Maharashtra, India.

Abstract

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are gaining importance as anti-infective agents. Here we describe the updated Collection of Antimicrobial Peptide (CAMP) database, available online at http://www.camp.bicnirrh.res.in/. The 3D structures of peptides are known to influence antimicrobial activity. Although there exists databases of AMPs, information on structures of AMPs is limited in these databases. CAMP is manually curated and currently holds 6756 sequences and 682 3D structures of AMPs. Sequence and structure analysis tools have been incorporated to enhance the usefulness of the database.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Anti-Infective Agents / chemistry*
Databases, Chemical*
Internet
Molecular Conformation
Peptides / chemistry*
Sequence Analysis, Protein

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents
Peptides