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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 22.
Published in final edited form as: Methods Mol Biol. 2015;1268:43–66. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2285-7_3

Table 3.

Select antimicrobial peptide families in the APDa

Peptide family Count Peptide family Count
Defensins 268 Aureins 12
Cathelicidins 78 Maximins 30
Histatins 12 Brevinins 185
Neuropeptides 20 Temporins 105
Chemokines 26 Ranatuerins 49
Ribonucleases 6 Dermaseptins 55
Caerins 29
Cyclotides 151 Maculatins 7
Uperins 12
Lantibiotics 51 Magainins 5
Microcins 13 Cecropins 24
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Peptide counts in this and subsequent tables were obtained from the APD on November 30, 2013.