Table 1.

Select antimicrobial peptides discovered in 2014.

APD ID	Name	Source	Peptide amino acid sequence	Unique features 1
2381	Gageotetrin A	Bacteria	LE	The shortest lipopeptide
2397	Sonorensin	Bacteria	CWSCMGHSCWSCMGHSCWSCAGHSCWSCMGHSCWSCMGHSCWSCAGHCCGSCWHGGM	Repeating CWSCXGHS motif
2372	Baceridin	Bacteria	WAIVLL	The shortest circular peptide consisting entirely of hydrophobic amino acids
2440	Copsin	Fungi	QNCPTRRGLCVTSGLTACRNHCRSCHRGDVGCVRCSNAQCTGFLGTTCTCINPCPRC	The first fungal defensin with six disulfide bonds
2407	Hispidalin	Plants	SDYLNNNPLFPRYDIGNVELSTAYRSFANQKAPGRLNQNWALTADYTYR	A unique peptide with 31% similarity to known sequences. Not predicted by existing programs
2477	EcAMP3	Plants	GADRCRERCERRHRGDWQGKQRCLMECRRREQEED	The first disulfide-stabilized hairpin-like helical peptide that inhibits phytopathogenic bacteria
2424	Crotalicidin	Animals	KRFKKFFKKVKKSVKKRLKKIFKKPMVIGVTIPF	Rich in lysine (38%)

¹ Additional peptide properties can be found in the APD database (http://aps.unmc.edu/AP) [8] using peptide ID in the table. A full list of the 2014 antimicrobial peptides can also be studied there.