NEW FAMILY OF LINEAR ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES FROM HAGFISH INTESTINE

摘要

A new family of linear antimicrobial peptide from hagfish intestine is described. This invention relates to proteins with antimicrobial properties isolated from hagfish intestine and their corresponding chemical sequences. The antibiotics obtained include, but are not limited to, peptides having a sequence selected from the group consisting of (a); (b); and (c).