TABLE 3.
Peptides with experimentally validated antimicrobial activity that share structural similarity with LFGa
| Designation(s) | Alignmentb | Source | Taxonomy | Activity(ies) | Length | CAMP no. | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lactofungin (LFG) |  |
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| Brevinin-2-OA6/brevinin-2-OA8 | |
Odorrana andersonii (golden crossband frog) | Animalia, Amphibia | Antibacterial, antifungal | 33/33 | CAMPSQ3546/CAMPSQ3548 | 35 |
| Esculentin-1-OR3 | |
Odorrana rotodora | Animalia, Amphibia | Antibacterial, antifungal | 46 | CAMPSQ3570 | 35 |
| Tachystatin-C | |
Tachypleus tridentatus (Japanese horseshoe crab) | Animalia | Antibacterial, antifungal | 41 | CAMPSQ931 | 36 |
| Beta-defensin Apl_AvBD-2 | |
Anas platyrhynchos (domestic duck) | Animalia, Aves | Antimicrobial | 64 | CAMPSQ2742 | 60 |
| Beta-defensin 38 | |
Mus musculus (mouse) | Animalia, Mammalia | Antibacterial | 42 | CAMPSQ592 | 61 |
| Chicken AvBD2/gallinacin 2 | |
Gallus gallus (chicken) | Animalia, Aves | Antibacterial | 34/36 | CAMPSQ4340/CAMPSQ516 | 62, 63 |
| Microplusin | |
Rhipicephalus microplus (cattle tick) | Animalia, Arachnida | Antibacterial | 89/90 | CAMPSQ2454/CAMPSQ325 | 34 |
| Ostricacin-1 | |
Struthio camelus (ostrich) | Animalia, Aves | Antibacterial | 36 | CAMPSQ973 | 64 |
| THP2 precursor/THP2/THP3 | |
Meleagris gallopavo (common turkey) | Animalia, Aves | Antibacterial | 20/25/36 | CAMPSQ543/CAMPSQ61/CAMPSQ2754 | 65 |
a
Peptides identified from a BLAST query performed using the Collection of Anti-Microbial Peptides (CAMP) database.
b
Comparison of LFG (top sequence) and similar region of specified antimicrobial peptide.