RACE	rapid amplification of cDNA ends
PCR	polymerase chain reaction
RP-HPLC	reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography
AMPs	antimicrobial peptides
HDPs	host-defence peptides
NCBI	National Centre for Biotechnology Information
BLAST	basic local alignment search tool
MALDI-TOF-MS	matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry
TFA	trifluoracetic acid
CHCA	α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid
TFE	2,2,2-trifluoroethanol
Fmoc	9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl