Research Article

A Tetrameric Peptide Derived from Bovine Lactoferricin Exhibits Specific Cytotoxic Effects against Oral Squamous-Cell Carcinoma Cell Lines

Table 1

LfcinB-derived peptides used in this study.

PeptideAmino acid sequence1Charge

LfcinB-1FKAM+4
LfcinB-2MKKLG+5
LfcinB-3MRRLG+5
LfcinB-4FKCMKKLGA+6
LfcinB(20–25)RRWQWR+3
LfcinB-PalRWQWRWQWR+3
LfcinB(20–25)4(RRWQWR)4-K2-(Ahx)2-C2+12
LfcinB25FKCRRWQWRMKKLGAPSITCVRRAF+8

Positively charged amino acids are shown in bold.