Patent ID: 6911524

Claim:
An isolated antimicrobial peptide, named myticin, from a bivalve mollusk, having a calculated molecular weight of approximately 4.5 kDa; a pI of approximately 8.7; and 8 cysteine residues; wherein said peptide further comprises the following sequence: HX 1 HX 2 CTSYX 3 CX 4 KFCGTAX 5 CTX 6 YX 7 CRX 8 LHX 9 GKX 10 CX 11 CX 12 HCSR in which: X 1 =P or S, X 2 =V or A, X 3 =Y or W, X 4 =S or G, X 5 =S or G, X 6 =R or H, X 7 =G or L, X 8 =N or V, X 9 =R or P, X 10 =L or M, X 11 =F or A, and X 12 =L or V (SEQ ID NO: 5).