Patent ID: 7125842

Claim:
A method of inhibiting or reducing fungal infection or fungal growth, comprising contacting the fungus or an object in contact with the fungus with an amount of a peptide or peptidomimetic comprising a sequence defined as: (i) P6-P5-P4-P3-P2-P1; wherein P1 is d- or l-Cha; P2 is d- or l-Bpa, d- or l-Phe4NO2; P3 is any amino acid; P4 is d- or l-tryptophan; P5 is any amino acid; and P6 is d- or l-Bpa, d- or l-Phe4NO2; (ii) or a prodrug thereof, sufficient to inhibit or reduce fungal infection or fungal growth.