The small antimicrobial peptide PAF26 (Ac-RKKWFW-NH2) has been identified by a
combinatorial approach and shows preferential activity toward filamentous fungi. In this …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are being actively explored as novel pharmaceuticals, plant
protection agents or food preservatives. A decade ago, the cationic peptide PAF26 was …

The synthetic, cell penetrating hexapeptide PAF26 (RKKWFW) is antifungal at low
micromolar concentrations and has been proposed as a model for cationic, cell-penetrating …

Recent evidence indicates that antimicrobial peptides can kill microbes in more complex
ways than just by membrane permeabilization. In this study, the mechanism of …

There are short cationic and tryptophan-rich antifungal peptides such as the hexapeptide
PAF26 (RKKWFW) that have selective toxicity and cell penetration properties against fungal …

Short antimicrobial peptides represent an alternative to fight pathogen infections. PAF26 is a
hexapeptide identified previously by a combinatorial approach against the fungus …

The antimicrobial hexapeptide PAF26 was de novo designed towards phytopathogenic
fungi of agricultural importance. To analyze its clinical potential, the activity of PAF26 has …

The purpose of the present study was to improve the antifungal activity against selected
phytopathogenic fungi of the previously identified hexapeptide PAF19. We describe some …

PMAP-23 is a 23-mer peptide derived from porcine myeloid. To develop novel antifungal
peptides useful as therapeutic drugs, it would require a strong fungicidal activity against …

Antifungal proteins (AFPs) from Ascomycetes are small cysteine-rich proteins that are
abundantly secreted and show antifungal activity against non-producer fungi. A gene coding …