Table 3.
Characteristics of plausible antimicrobial peptides identified from the fraction F6 of egg yolk hydrolysate.
| Amino acid sequence | Length | Mass (Da) | de novo score | Net charge1 | Hydrophobicity2 (%) | Secondary structure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KGGDLGLFEPTL | 12 | 1245.66 | 84 | −1 | 41 | Random coil (100%) |
| FELPTGAGL | 9 | 903.47 | 80 | −1 | 55 | Random coil (100%) |
| VTLKVPGVTL | 10 | 1025.65 | 73 | +1 | 60 | Random coil (100%) |
| SLVPVPVGLGPA | 12 | 1104.65 | 64 | 0 | 75 | Random coil (100%) |
| PAASDTAGAGPSF | 13 | 1147.51 | 63 | −1 | 53 | Random coil (100%) |
| CASALLGA | 8 | 704.35 | 63 | 0 | 62 | Random coil (100%) |
| HAAHTTGLGGPF | 12 | 1164.57 | 58 | 0 | 41 | Random coil (100%) |
| KVLPLPFGGRSPGGGA | 16 | 1508.85 | 57 | +2 | 50 | Random coil (100%) |
| AEAPSPAAPLTGGAYEL | 17 | 1613.79 | 55 | −2 | 58 | α- Helix (23.53%) |
| Random coil (76.47%) | ||||||
| LPLSSSSAADLSKGSKSDL | 19 | 1861.96 | 55 | 0 | 36 | α-Helix (38.84%) |
| β-Turn (5.26%) | ||||||
| Random coil (57.89%) | ||||||
| PSLSASGATPVWSCL | 18 | 1474.71 | 54 | 0 | 53 | Random coil (100%) |
| KGAGSGGTLHL | 11 | 996.54 | 53 | +1 | 27 | Random coil (100%) |
| LPGVVLSLPVGPRLPASE | 18 | 1800.05 | 51 | 0 | 66 | α-Helix (33.33%) |
| Extended strand (22.22%) | ||||||
| Random coil (44.44%) |
1
Calculated based on negatively charged amino acids (E and D) and positively charged amino acids (K, R, and H) in the peptide sequence.
2
the percentage of hydrophobic residues (I, V, L, F, C, M, A, W) in the peptide sequence.