ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES AND THEIR GENE SEQUENCES FROM VENOM OF EUMENES POMIFORMIS

摘要

PURPOSE: A peptide with antibiotic function and a gene encoding the same are provided to effectively suppress bacteria and fungi. CONSTITUTION: An antifungal peptide has an amino acid sequence derived from Eumenes pomiformis poisonous liquid. The peptide has a structure of bipolar alpha-helix form. The antifungal peptide has an amino acid sequence of sequence number 2. A C-terminal leucine residue in an amino acid sequence of sequence number 4 is denoted by FDLLGLVKKVASAL-NH2. A C-terminal leucine residue in an amino acid sequence of sequence number 6 is denoted by FDLLGLVKSVVSAL-NH2. An antifungal composition contains the antifungal peptides as an active ingredient.