Porcine leukocytes contained three homologous peptides, PG‐1, 2 and 3, that manifested
potent microbicidal activity against Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes and Candida …

We purified three homologous antimicrobial peptides (‘gallinacins’) from chicken leukocytes,
examined their antimicrobial activity in vitro, and established their primary sequences by a …

Background: The protegrins are a family of arginine- and cysteine-rich cationic peptides
found in porcine leukocytes that exhibit a broad range of antimicrobial and antiviral activities. …

Hemocytes from the invertebrate Styela clava, a solitary tunicate, contained a family of four α‐helical
antimicrobial peptides that were purified, sequenced and named clavanins A, B, C …

Protegrins are 2‐kDa antimicrobial peptides that contain 16–18 amino acid residues and two
intramolecular disulfide bonds. We studied the contribution of these disulfide bonds to the …

We purified and characterized an unusual antimicrobial peptide, prophenin-1 (PF-1), from
porcine leukocytes. The peptide had a mass of 8,683 and contained 79 residues, including 42 …

Publisher Summary This chapter describes the large-scale purification of the four defensins,
HNP-1, -2, -3, and -4, found in human neutrophils and describes procedures for testing their …

Human defensins HNP-1 and -3 are broad spectrum antimicrobial peptides that are synthesized
by human neutrophils as 94 amino acid (aa) precursors that require proteolytic removal …

We determined the cysteine connectivity of protegrin PG‐2, a leukocyte‐derived antimicrobial
peptide, by performing sequential enzyme digestions with chymotrypsin and thermolysin, …

A new continuous acid-urea-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (CAU-PAGE) preparative
method was developed and used to purify rabbit and human defensins. With it, we identified …