Antifungal and antibacterial agents

摘要

The present invention discloses peptides obtained from the MUCD1 domain of the saliva mucin glycoprotein MUC7. The peptides are between 8 and 20 amino acids in length and have a net positive charge. The peptides are obtained from the C-terminus of the MUC7D1 protein. These peptides are useful as antifungal and antibacterial agents. A method of using these peptides as antifungal and antibacterial agents is also disclosed.