ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE GENE AND ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE ISOLATED FROM LARVAE OF SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY

摘要

PURPOSE: A novel antibacterial peptide gene and antibacterial peptide isolated from Papilio xuthus larva are provided to ensure antibacterial activity against fungi causing candidiasis. CONSTITUTION: An antibacterial peptide gene isolated from Papilio xuthus larva has a base sequence of sequence number 1. An antibacterial peptide encoded by the gene of sequence number 1 has an amino acid sequence of sequence number 2. A pharmaceutical composition contains the antibacterial peptide of sequence number 2 or 3 as an active ingredient.