Table 1 Sequence and biophysical properties of AR-23 and its analogues.

From: Design of an α-helical antimicrobial peptide with improved cell-selective and potent anti-biofilm activity

Peptide

Sequence

Calculated mass MWa

Observed mass MWa

Net charge

uHb

tR (min)c

Stabilization energy (kcal/mol)d

Melittin

GIGAVLKVLTTGLPALISWIKRKRQQ.NH2

2844.75

2845.4

6

0.499

19.14

−31.72

RV-23

RIGVLLARLPKLFSLFKLMGKKV.NH2

2625.68

2626.4

7

0.618

11.05

−29.63

AR-23

AIGSILGALAKGLPTLISWIKNR.NH2

2390.45

2391.3

4

0.548

16.6

−32.84

A(A1R)

RIGSILGALAKGLPTLISWIKNR.NH2

2475.52

2476.2

5

0.548

15.69

−24.31

A(A8R)

AIGSILGRLAKGLPTLISWIKNR.NH2

2475.52

2476.5

5

0.709

19.61

−26.52

A(I17K)

AIGSILGALAKGLPTLKSWIKNR.NH2

2405.46

2406.0

5

0.512

8.0

−29.83

A(I17R)

AIGSILGALAKGLPTLRSWIKNR.NH2

2433.45

2434.2

5

0.566

10.67

−23.18

A(A1R, A8R)

RIGSILGRLAKGLPTLISWIKNR.NH2

2560.58

2561.4

6

0.754

6.53

−25.73

A(A1R, I17K)

RIGSILGALAKGLPTLKSWIKNR.NH2

2490.53

2491.2

6

0.512

5.16

−27.54

A(A8R, I17K)

AIGSILGRLAKGLPTLKSWIKNR.NH2

2490.53

2491.5

6

0.704

6.59

−27.93

A(A1R, A8R, I17K)

RIGSILGRLAKGLPTLKSWIKNR.NH2

2575.59

2576.1

7

0.754

12.23

−31.72

A(A1R, A8R, I17R)

RIGSILGRLAKGLPTLRSWIKNR.NH2

2603.58

2604.4

7

0.754

10.78

−29.63

  1. aMolecular weight (MW) as measured by mass spectroscopy (MS).
  2. bμH, mean relative hydrophobic moment determined at website: http://www.bioinformatics.nl/emboss-explorer/.
  3. ctR, retention time measured by reverse-phase HPLC.
  4. dThe stabilization energy of peptides was calculated using InsightII2000 software based on the computer-guided homology method.