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Sequence Name
- Sequence 18 from Patent US 5428016
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Source
- Synthetic construct
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Patent Type
- Granted Patent
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Publication Date
- 1995-6-27
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Patent Title
- Antimicrobial peptide and antimicrobial agent.
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Abstract
- An antimicrobial peptide containing at least the following amino acid sequence, or a derivative thereof, an antimicrobial agent containing said antimicrobial peptide or a derivative thereof as active components at a concentration of at least 1 µM, an antimicrobial composition containing said antimicrobial peptide or a derivative thereof, and a method for processing products which uses the antimicrobial agent containing at least said antimicrobial peptide or a derivative thereof: EQU A--X--A (where, A is an arginine residue or a lysine residue; and X is an amino acid sequence comprising at least from three to nine arbitrary amino acid residues other than cysteine residues).