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Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 1994

Filed:

Nov. 14, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:

Peter Casteels, Erpe-Mere, BE;

Paul Tempst, Boston, MA (US);

Frans Jacobs, Scheldewindeke, BE;

Mark Vaeck, Elewijt, BE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
530326 ; 530327 ; 530328 ; 530324 ; 530858 ; 930200 ; 930D / ; 930D / ; 930D / ; 930D / ; 930D / ;
Abstract

New bactericidal and/or bacteriostatic, thermostable peptides which are isolated from hemolymph of immune honeybees and which are distinct from lysozymes, attacins, cecropins, diptericins and magainins. The peptides feature at least the 10 C-terminal amino acids of the following peptide:


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