Patent ID: 6916782

Claim:
An isolated peptide comprising the peptide sequence of formula (I), Xaa-Cys-Xab-Cys-Xac-Cys-Xad-Cys-Xae-Cys-Xaf-Cys-Xag (SEQ ID NO:39) (1) in which; Xaa represents an N-terminal NH 2 - (amino) moiety or a peptide fragment consisting of from 1 to 10 amino acid residues, wherein at least one of said residues basic amino acid residue; Xab represents 10 amino acid residues; Xac represents 3 amino acid residues, comprising at least one acidic amino acid residue; Xad represents the peptide sequence, -Lys-Arg-Arg-Gly-Tyr-Lys-Gly-Gly-His-(SEQ ID NO:41); Xae represents the peptide sequence -Gly-Xae′-Asn- (SEQ ID NO:44), in which Xae′ represents 5 amino acid residues; Xaf represents the amino acid -Trp-; and Xag represents a C-terminal —COOH (carboxyl) moiety or a peptide fragment consisting of from 1 to 2 amino acid residues, wherein said peptide has an antifungal activity.