Table 3.
Variants of the pepD that was designed in this study.
| Peptide | Carbon number of the N-end modification | Sequence |
|---|---|---|
| pepD | 2 | Ac-WKKLKKLLKKLKKLLKKL-NH2 |
| Variants with reduced length | ||
| pepD2 | 2 | Ac-WKKLKKLLKKLKKL-NH2 |
| pepD3 | 2 | Ac-WKKLKKLLKKL-NH2 |
| Variants with fatty acyl modifications | ||
| pepD2M | 14 | Myristyl-WKKLKKLLKKLKKL-NH2 |
| pepD3M | 14 | Myristyl-WKKLKKLLKKL-NH2 |
| pepD2P | 16 | Palmitoyl-WKKLKKLLKKLKKL-NH2 |
| pepD2S | 18 | Stearyl-WKKLKKLLKKLKKL-NH2 |
| Variants with substituted hydrophobic residues | ||
| pepI2 | 2 | Ac-WKKIKKIIKKIKKI-NH2 |
| pepV2 | 2 | Ac-WKKVKKVVKKVKKV-NH2 |