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Table 1 The amino acid sequence of the derivatives of cecropin-TY1

From: A potent anti-inflammatory peptide from the salivary glands of horsefly

Mutant name

Amino acid sequence

Mutation sitea

N39 mutant

GWLKKIGKKIERVGQNVRNAAISTLPIAQGAAGVAGALN-COOH

N39CONH2 → N39COOH

W2 mutant

GALKKIGKKIERVGQNVRNAAISTLPIAQGAAGVAGALN-NH2

W2 → A2

P26 mutant

GWLKKIGKKIERVGQNVRNAAISTL_IAQGAAGVAGALN-NH2

lacked the hinge residue P26

KR mutant

GWLAAIGAAIEAVGQNVANAAISTLPIAQGAAGVAGALN-NH2

K4 → A4, K5 → A5, K8 → A8, K9 → A9, R12 → A12, R18 → A18

scr-cec-TY1

RGQANILAGKNIKIRSGAAAGVGKTPQKANVEVLALGIW-NH2

Scrambled cecropin-TY1, disrupted the helices

  1. aThe mutant sites were underlined