Development and Formulation of Novel Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs) for Activity Against Staphylococcus Aureus

The first part of the project involves the development of new antimicrobial peptide (antibiotics). This will initially involve generating a peptide array by surveying the literature and using software programs such as quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR). The effectiveness of the peptide array against Staphylococcus aureus was tested at the Langara microbiology labs. The peptides (2-3 peptides) with the best activity will be further studied.