“…As a result of this structural difference, peptoids often exhibit decreased susceptibility to proteolytic degradation and better stability, functional versatility, and bioavailability than their peptide counterparts [ 16 , 19 ]. Peptoids have shown activity against various pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, fungus, and parasites [ 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 ]. However, most of the parasite studies have been carried out against either L. amazonensis promastigotes [ 25 , 28 ] or L. mexicana axenic amastigotes [ 29 ].…”