Table 1 Typical structure motifs of mature antimicrobial peptides
From: Antimicrobial peptides and proteins of the horse - insights into a well-armed organism
Structure motif | α-Helix | β-Sheet | Linear | Loop structure | Cyclic |
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Peptide example | Magainin 2 [188] PDB: 2MAG | Defensin RK-1 [189] PDB: 1EWS | Indolicidin [190] PDB: 1G89 | Thanatin [191] PDB: 8TVF | Defensin RTD-1 [192] PDB: 1HVZ |
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Origin | Frog Xenopus laevis | Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus | Cattle Bos taurus | Bug Podisus maculiventris | Monkey Rhesus macaques |
Disulfide bonds | - | 3 | - | 1 | 3 |
