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NOVEL ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES

  • US 20080286210A1
  • Filed: 01/15/2008
  • Published: 11/20/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An antimicrobial peptide said peptide comprising the following amino acid motif or a circular permutation of the following amino acid motif:


  • (H1C1C2H2H3C3H3H5C4C5)n wherein;

    n ranges from 1 to 5 and can increment by units of 0.1;

    H1, H2, H3, H4, and H5 are independently selected hydrophobic or hydrophilic amino acids;

    C1, C2, C3, C4, and C5 are independently selected uncharged amino acids, positively charged amino acids, or negatively charged amino acids;

    said peptide forms an alpha helix; and

    said peptide is effective to kill or inhibit the growth or proliferation of Streptococcus mutans in culture.

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