Antimicrobial Peptides: Versatile Biological Properties

Table 1

Various sources of AMPs.

Source of AMPs	AMPs	References
Insect	Cecropin A, Sarotoxin IA, ponericin G2, ceratotoxin, stomoxyn, spinigerenin, thanatin, heliomicin, Alo3, sapecin, defensin A, smD1, gallerimycin, termicin, royalisin, drosomycin, drosocin, metchnikowin, apidaecin IA, abaecin, formaecin, lebocin, pyrrhocoricin, melittin, attacins, coleoptericin,diptericin,	[9, 10]
Amphibians	Japonicin-1 & 2, nigrocin 1 & 2, brevinin-20a, temporin-1Od, tigerin-1, pseudin-2, maximin-1, distinctin	[11]
Echinoderms	Strongylocins, centrocins, betathymosins, filamin A	[12]
Crustaceans	Callinectin, astacidin 2, armadillidin, homarin, scygonadin, penaeidin, crustin, hyastatin, arasin, stylicin, hemocyanin derived peptides	[13]
Plants	Thionins, plant defensins, lipid transfer proteins	[14]
Mammals	Defensin, histatin, LL-37, indolicidin, protegrin, lactoferricin	[15]
Bacteria	Iturin, bacillomycin, syringomycin, syringostatins, syringotoxins, nikkomycins	[16]
Fungi	Echinocandins, aculeacins, mulundocandins, FK463, aureobasidin, leucinostatins, helioferins	[17]
Fishes	Pardaxins, misgurin, pleurocidins, parasin, oncorhyncin II and III, chrysophsin and HFIAP	[18]