A new human peptide antibiotic (fall-39) and its use

摘要

New polypeptides comprising the following amino acid sequence: E K I G K E F K R I V O R I K D F L R N L V, and functional derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; pharmaceutical composition containing such polypeptides as active ingredients; a method for inhibiting microbial growth in animals including man; and a cDNA sequence capable of expressing a precursor protein to such polypeptide.