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List of peptide properties
DFBP ID - DFBPAMIC0033(Antimicrobial peptide)
DFBP ID DFBPAMIC0033
Peptide sequence GWGSFFKKAAHVGKHVGKAALTHYL
Type Native peptide
Peptide/Function name Antimicrobial peptide, Pleurocidin
Function-activity relationship
Main bioactivity Antimicrobial activity
Otheir bioactivity Anticancer activity [D1], Haemolytic activity [D2], Multifunctional activity [D3]
Calculated physicochemical properties
Three-letter amino acid Gly-Trp-Gly-Ser-Phe-Phe-Lys-Lys-Ala-Ala-His-Val-Gly-Lys-His-Val-Gly-Lys-Ala-Ala-Leu-Thr-His-Tyr-Leu
Single-letter amino acid GWGSFFKKAAHVGKHVGKAALTHYL
Peptide length 25
Peptide mass
Experimental mass Theoretical mass
N.D 2711.16 Da c
Net charge +4
Isoelectric point (pI) 10.64 c
IC50 N.D
pIC50 N.D
GRAVY -0.0680 c
Hydrophilic residue ratio 60% c
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Peptide source & Food-borne protein(s) search
Classification Marine
Organism/Source Winter flounder, Pleuronectes americanus
Precursor protein The skin mucous secretions
Residue position N.D
Precursor protein(s) search
No matching precursor protein found
Link-research
Link 1: DFBPAMIC0171----winter flounder 2 2.1, Pleuronectes americanus----Flatfish
Biological/Functional activity & target protein
Antimicrobial activity

Pleurocidin was tested against 11 Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria for bactericidal and bacteriostatic activity, and the results is as follows:

Strain (Gram +/-)
MIC (uM)
MBC (uM)
Escherichia coli (-)
2.2-3.3
2.2-4.4
Aeromonas salmonicida (-)
17.7-35.0
>17.7-35.0
Cytophaga aquatilis (-)2.2-4.4
2.2-4.4
Leucothrix mucor (+)>35.0
>35.0
Pasteurella haemolytica (-)4.4-8.8
4.4-8.8
Serratia marcescens (-)
>35.0
>35.0
Bacillus subtilis (+)1.1-2.2
1.1-2.2
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (-)>35.0
>35.0
Staphylococcus aureus (+)
17.7-35.0
17.7-35.0
Salmonella typhimurium I (-)8.8-17.7
8.8-17.7
S. typhimurium II (-)8.8-17.7
8.8-17.7


Specific target protein(s) N.D
Taste properties & Structure
Bitterness
Literature report N.D
Bitter prediction tools Non-bitter taste prediction
SMILES NCC(=O)N[C@@]([H])(CC(=CN2)C1=C2C=CC=C1)C(=O)NCC(=O)N[C@@]([H])(CO)C(=O)N[C@@]([H])(Cc1ccccc1)C(=O)N[C@@]([H])(Cc1ccccc1)C(=O)N[C@@]([H])(CCCCN)C(=O)N[C@@]([H])(CCCCN)C(=O)N[C@@]([H])(C)C(=O)N[C@@]([H])(C)C(=O)N[C@@]([H])(CC1=CN=C-N1)C(=O)N[C@@]([H])(C(C)C)C(=O)NCC(=O)N[C@@]([H])(CCCCN)C(=O)N[C@@]([H])(CC1=CN=C-N1)C(=O)N[C@@]([H])(C(C)C)C(=O)NCC(=O)N[C@@]([H])(CCCCN)C(=O)N[C@@]([H])(C)C(=O)N[C@@]([H])(C)C(=O)N[C@@]([H])(CC(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@]([H])([C@]([H])(O)C)C(=O)N[C@@]([H])(CC1=CN=C-N1)C(=O)N[C@@]([H])(Cc1ccc(O)cc1)C(=O)N[C@@]([H])(CC(C)C)C(=O)O
Preparation method
Mode of preparation Extract without enzyme
Enzyme(s)/starter culture

Winter flounder epidermis and mucus extracts, isolated by scraping, were homogenized in a solution of 50 ml of 0.2 M sodium acetate, 0.2% Triton X-100, 1 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride.

Stability & Cytotoxicity
Peptide stability
Literature report:

Proteinase digestion.

EHP-Tool: Enzymatic Hydrolysis Prediction Tool (EHP-Tool)
Peptide cytotoxicity
Literature report: N.D
Prediction: ToxinPred
Additional information
Additional information N.D
Database cross-references
DFBP
[D1] DFBPANCA0657, DFBPANCA0658
[D2] DFBPHAPE0022, DFBPHAPE0023
[D3] DFBPMUFU0699
BIOPEP-UWM [D4] 7758, 7761
APD [D5] -
BioPepDB [D6] -
MBPDB [D7] -
Reference(s)
Primary literature Cole AM, Weis P, Diamond G. Isolation and characterization of pleurocidin, an antimicrobial peptide in the skin secretions of winter flounder. J Biol Chem. 1997 May 2;272(18):12008-13.
PMID: 9115266
Other literature(s) N.D
PubDate 1997
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