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Table 1 Amino acid sequence and properties of AvBD-6 and AvBD-12

From: Structure-function analysis of Avian β-defensin-6 and β-defensin-12: role of charge and disulfide bridges

Peptide

Amino acid sequencea

Length (aa)

Molecular weight (Da)

Charge

Hydrophobicity

AvBD-6

SPIHAC1RYQRGVC2IPGPC3RWPYYRVGSC4GSGLKSC5C6VRNRWA

42

4738.57

+7

33 %

AvBD-12

GPDSC1NHDRGLC2RVGNC3NPGEYLAKYC4FEPVILC5C6KPLSPTPTKT

45

4892.76

+1

33 %

  1. aThe three disulfide bridges formed between Cys1-Cys5, Cys2-Cys4 and Cys3-Cys6