Table 1. Characteristics and properties of antimicrobial peptides used in this study.

AMP codes	Sources	Molecular weights (Da)	Amino acid sequences	Net charges	Hydrophobicity (%)	pI	MIC values (μg/ml)e
S5	Buthus martensii Kasch a	1,448.79	FIGAIARLLSKIF	2	56.23	11.6	>400
S52	Buthus martensii Kasch a, #	1,188.46	FIGAIARLLSK	2	66.67	11.6	>400
S6	Bovine myeloid cells b	2,059.46	GGLRSLGRKILRAWKKYG	6	33.33	11.91	>400
S61	Bovine myeloid cells b,#	2,002.41	GGLRSLGRKILRAWKKY	6	35.29	11.91	200
S62	Bovine myeloid cells b,#	1,839.24	GGLRSLGRKILRAWKK	6	37.5	12.44	200
S63	Bovine myeloid cells b,#	1,711.07	GGLRSLGRKILRAWK	5	40	12.43	200
KLK	Sarcophaga peregrina c	1,322.81	KLKLLLLLKLK	4	63.64	11.15	>400
KLK1	Sarcophaga peregrina c,#	1,194.66	KLKLLLLLKL	3	70	10.98	400
KLK2	Sarcophaga peregrina c,#	1,081.50	KLKLLLLLK	3	66.67	10.98	>400
Pug-1	Punica granatum d	1,553.84	LLKLFFPFLETGE	-1	61.54	4.15	>400
Pug-2	Punica granatum d	587.67	GAVGSVV	0	57.14	3.65	>400
Pug-3	Punica granatum d	452.5	LGTY	0	25	3.61	>400
Pug-4	Punica granatum d	922.08	FPSFLVGR	1	62.5	10.59	>400

Note: AMP, antimicrobial peptide; Da, daltons; pI, isoelectric points; MIC, minimal inhibitory concentration.

^a Buthus martensii Kasch (scorpion venom) [44].

^b bovine myeloid cells [45].

^c Sarcophaga peregrina (flesh fly) [46].

^d Punica granatum (Pomegranate peel) [47].

^e In vitro screening antimicrobial activities of 13 AMPs against M. abscessus ATCC19977 strain. MIC values were measured in duplicate in two independent experiments.

^# Novel modified AMPs by truncation of amino acid residues from its parent AMP from the current study.