TABLE 1.

Sequence and structural properties of VIP and the VIP derivatives

Numbers correspond to the positions of the amino acids in the sequence of each peptide. Cationic residues are shaded, anionic residues are in italic type, and hydrophobic residues are underlined.

^a Grand average of hydropathicity. Negative and positive GRAVY values correspond to hydrophilic and hydrophobic peptides, respectively. Net charges and gravy indexes were calculated by using the Bioinformatics Resource Portal and Antimicrobial Peptide Predictor database.

^b Percentage of α-helix in the structure.