Patent ID: 6465429
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: A61K,C07K,Y02A

Abstract:
An isolated peptide having antimicrobial activity and having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:KWKR2R1R1R2R2R1R2R2R1R1R2R2VLTTGLPALIS (SEQ ID NO:26); KWKR2R1R1R2R2R1R2R2R1R1R2R2VVTTAKPLISS (SEQ ID NO:27); KWKR2R1R1R2R2R1R2R2R1R1R2R2ILTTGLPALIS (SEQ ID NO:28); KWKR2R1R1R2R2R1R2R2R1R1R2R2GGLLSNIVTSL (SEQ ID NO:29); KWKR2R1R1R2R2R1R2R2R1R1R2R2GPILANLVSIV (SEQ ID NO:30); KKWWRRR1R1R2R1R1R2R2GPALSNV (SEQ ID NO:31); KKWWRRR1R1R2GLKTAGPAIQSVLNK (SEQ ID NO:35); KKWWRRX (SEQ ID NO:32) and KKWWKX (SEQ ID NO:33) wherein R1 is a hydrophobic amino acid residue and R2 is a hydrophilic amino acid residue, and X is from about 14 to 24 amino acid residues.