NOVEL ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES AND USE THEREOF

摘要

The invention relates to a molecule comprising at least the amino acid se- quence X<SUB>1</SUB> X<SUB>2</SUB> X<SUB>3</SUB> X<SUB>4</SUB> X<SUB>5</SUB> X<SUB>6</SUB> W X<SUB>8</SUB> X<SUB>9</SUB> X<SUB>10</SUB> wherein X<SUB>4,6,9 </SUB>is any amino acid residue, X<SUB>1</SUB> is I, L or V, X<SUB>2</SUB> is not C, X<SUB>3</SUB> is A, E, Q, R or Y, X<SUB>5</SUB> is not R, X<SUB>8</SUB> is I or L, X<SUB>10</SUB> is not H and wherein said molecule have a length of from about 10 to about 100 amino acid residues or an analogue thereof. The invention also relates to compositions comprising said molecule and use of the molecule and/or composition of the inven- tion to combat microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, including yeast, and parasites.