Table 2. Non-Cationic antimicrobial peptides. (Modified with permission from Vizioli and Salzet, 2002). |
Structure
and representative Peptides |
Organism | Antimicrobial activity | References |
Anionic peptides | |||
Neuropeptide Derived: | |||
Enkelytin | Bovine, human | Bacteria | Salzet 2001; Salzet and Tasiemski, 2001 |
Peptide B | Bovine, human | Bacteria | Salzet 2001; Salzet and Tasiemski, 2001 |
Leech, mussel | |||
Aspartic acid rich: | |||
H-GDDDDDD-OH | Ovine | Bacteria | Brogden et al. 1996 |
Dermcidin | Human | Bacteria | Schittek et al. 2001 |
Maximin H5 | Amphibian | Only Gram+ bacteria | Lai et al. 2002 |
Aromatic dipeptides | |||
N-β-alanyl-5-S-glutathionyl- | Fiesh fly | Bacteria fungi | Leem, 1996 |
3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine | |||
p-Hydroxycinnamaldehyde | Saw fly | Bacteria, fungi | Leem et al. 1999 |
Peptides derived from oxygen-binding | |||
proteins | |||
Hemocyanin derived | Shrimp | Bacteria | Destoumieux-Garzon et al. 2001 |
Hemoglobin derived | Tick | Bacteria | Fogaca et al. 1999 |
Lactoferrin | Human | Bacteria, virus | Andersen et al. 2001 |
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