Table 2.

Amino acid sequences, type of synthesis and target groups of the AMPs discussed in this paper. Data were retrieved from the database of antimicrobial activity and structure of peptides [102]. GP: Gram-positive bacteria; GN: Gram-negative bacteria.

AMP	Amino Acid Sequence	Synthesis	Target Group
Cathelicidin-BF	KFFRKLKKSVKKRAKEFFKKPRVIGVSIPF	Ribosomal	GP and GN
Defensin	GFGCPLDQMQCHRHCQTITGRSGGYCSGPLKLTCTCYR	Ribosomal	GP and GN
Nisin-P	VXxKXLXxPGXKxGILMXXAIKxAxXGXHFG	Ribosomal	GP and GN
Gramicidin S	VXLfPVXLfP	Nonribosomal	GP, GN, parasites, fungus, cancer cells, and mammalian cells
Polymyxin Colistin	XTXXXlLXXT	Synthetic	GN
Mellitin	GIGAVLKWLPALIKRKRQQ	Synthetic	GP, GN, and mammalian cells
Sm-Piscidin	KGARQAWKDYKYNRNMQKMNQGYGQQGG	Ribosomal	GP, GN, and fungus
Jellein-1	PFKISIHL	Ribosomal	GP, GN, and mammalian cells
Aurein-1.1	GLFDIIKKIAESI	Ribosomal	GP and GN
Citropin-1.1	GLFDVIKKVASVIGGL	Ribosomal	GP, GN, fungus, mammalian cells, and mollicute
Omiganan	ILRWPWWPWRRK	Synthetic	GP, GN, fungus, and mammalian cells
ZY4	VCKRWKKWKRKWKKWCV	Synthetic	GP, GN, fungus, and mammalian cells
GL13K	GKIIKLKASLKLL	Synthetic	GP, GN, insects, and mammalian cells
Chain201D	KWIVWRWRFKR	Synthetic	GP, GN, and fungus
SAAP-148	LKRVWKRVFKLLKRYWRQLKKPVR	Synthetic	GP and GN
Lactococcin-G	GTWDDIGQGIGRVAYWVGKAMGNMSDVNQASRINRKKKHKKWGWLAWVEPAGEFLKGFGKGAIKEGNKDKWKNI	Ribosomal	GP
Caerin-1.10	GLLSVLGSVAKHVLPHVVPVIAEKL	Ribosomal	GP, GN, viruses, and mammalian cells
Murepavadin	LSYXXXXWXXASPP	Synthetic	GP, GN, cancer cells, and mammalian cells
Protonectin	ILGTILPLLKGL	Ribosomal	GP, GN, cancer cells, fungus, and mammalian cells