Patent ID: 6906035

Claim:
A method of inhibiting the growth of bacteria comprising contacting the bacteria with an inhibiting effective amount of a peptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (SEQ ID NO:26) KWKR 2 R 1 R 1 R 2 R 2 R 1 R 2 R 2 R 1 R 1 R 2 R 2 VLTTGLPALIS; (SEQ ID NO:27) KWKR 2 R 1 R 1 R 2 R 2 R 1 R 2 R 2 R 1 R 1 R 2 R 2 VVTTAKPLISS; (SEQ ID NO:28) KWKR 2 R 1 R 1 R 2 R 2 R 1 R 2 R 2 R 1 R 1 R 2 R 2 ILTTGLPALIS; (SEQ ID NO:29) KWKR 2 R 1 R 1 R 2 R 2 R 1 R 2 R 2 R 1 R 1 R 2 R 2 GGLLSNIVTSL; (SEQ ID NO:30) KWKR 2 R 1 R 1 R 2 R 2 R 1 R 2 R 2 R 1 R 1 R 2 R 2 GPILANLVSIV; (SEQ ID NO:31) KKWWRRR 1 R 1 R 2 R 1 R 1 R 2 R 2 GPALSNV-COOH (SEQ ID NO:35) KKWWRRR 1 R 1 R 2 GLKTAGPAIQSVLNK (SEQ ID NO:32) KKWWRRX and (SEQ ID NO:33) KKWWKX wherein R 1 is a hydrophobic amino acid residue and R 2 is a hydrophilic amino acid residue, and X is from about 14 to 24 amino acid residues.