| Primary Identifier | IPR012515 | Type | Family |
| Short Name | Antimicrobial12 |
| description | This family consists of the pleurocidin family of antimicrobial peptides. The first member identified in this family was Pleurocidin from the skin mucous secretions of the winter flounder (Pleuronectes americanus), peptides that exhibit antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria [, ]. Pleurocidin is a 25-residue with an amphipathic α-helical conformation similar to other linear antimicrobial peptides and may play a role in innate host defence [, ]. |
