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. 2021 May 14;142:170570. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2021.170570

Table 2.

Specifically designed antiviral peptides against enveloped viruses.

Peptide Sequence Target Virus Mechanism proposed Reference
P9 NGAICWGPCPTAFRQIGNCGHFKVRCCKIR MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV, AIV prevents endosomal acidification, which blocks membrane fusion [37]
SARSWW-I MWKTPTLKYFGGFNFSQIL SARS-CoV Entry inhibition [29]
SARSWW-II ATAGWTFGAGAALQIPFAMQMAY SARS-CoV Entry inhibition [29]
EK1 SLDQINVTFLDLEYEMKKLEEAIKKLEESYIDLKEL SARS-CoV, MARS-CoV Fusion inhibitor [34]
YKYRYL YKYRL SARS-CoV Block attachment to the host cells [43]
RVFV-6 WNFFDWFSGLMSWFGGPLK RVFV, Ebola virus, Andes virus and vesicular stomatitis virus Fusion inhibitor [47]
DN59 MAILGDTAWDFGSLGGVFTSIGKALHQVFGAIY DENV Viral membrane disruption [64]
AVP-p LNLFKKTINGLISDSLVIR JUNV Fusion inhibitor [60]
NOVEL-1 NASDMEIKKVNKKIEEYIKKIEEVEKKLEEVNKK NDV and IBV Entry inhibition [69]
NOVEL-2 VNKKIEEIDKKIEELNKKLEELEKKLEEVNKK NDV and IBV Entry inhibition [69]
TLTTKLY TLTTKLY NDV Entry inhibition [67,72]
CTLTTKLYC CTLTTKLYC NDV Entry inhibition [67,72]
TP1 SWLVNRDWFHDLNLPWTGSSAGTWQ TMUV Block attachment to the host cells [84,85]
TP2 MVALGDTAWDFGSVGGVLTSIGKGIHQVFGSAFKSL TMUV Block attachment to the host cells and viral membrane disruption [84,85]
NDFRSKT NDFRSKT AIV Block attachment to the host cells [86,87]
CNDFRSKTC CNDFRSKTC AIV Block attachment to the host cells [85,86]