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. 2015 Nov 23;44(Database issue):D1087–D1093. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkv1278

Table 3. Binding partners of antimicrobial peptidesa.

Search Key AMP Partner Target Site Current Count
BBBh2o Oligomers in water In solution 15
BBII Metals (e.g. Zn2+, Ca2+) In solution 16
BBS Carbohydrates Fungal surface 49
BBW Lipid II Gram+ bacterial cell wall 24
BBL LPS (endotoxin) Gram- bacteria outer membranes 61
BBr Surface receptors Cell surface 4
BBMm Bacterial membranes (Inner) membranes 93
BBBm Oligomers in membranes Membranes 4
BBN Nucleic acids Within the cells; NETs outside the cells 15
BBribo Ribosomes Within bacteria 2

aSearched in the ‘Name’ field of the APD3 (http://aps.unmc.edu/AP) in October 2015 using the keys (e.g. BBS).