Structure-antiviral activity relationships of cecropin a-magainin 2 hybrid peptide and its analogues

Dong Gun Lee, Yoonkyung Park, Ingnyol Jin, Kyung Soo Hahm, Hyang Hee Lee, Young Hee Moon, Eun Rhan Woo

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Abstract

In order to elucidate the structure-antiviral activity relationship of cecropin A (1-8)-magainin 2 (1-12) (termed CA-MA) hybrid peptide, several analogues with amino acid substitutions were synthesized. In a previous study, it was shown that serine at position 16 in CA-MA hybrid peptide was very important for antimicrobial activity. Analogues were designed to increase the hydrophobic property by substituting a hydrophobic amino acid residue (S → A, V, F or W, position 16) in the CA-MA hybrid peptide. In this study, the structure-antiviral activity relationships of CA-MA and its analogues were investigated. In particular, substitution of Ser with a hydrophobic amino acid, Val, Phe or Trp at position 16 caused a dramatic increase in the virus-cell fusion inhibitory activity. These results suggested that the hydrophobicity at position 16 in the hydrophobic region of CA-MA is important for potent antiviral activity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)298-303
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Peptide Science
Volume10
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2004

Keywords

  • Antiviral activity
  • Cecropin A(1-8) -magainin (1-12)
  • Hydrophobicity

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