Antimicrobial cationic peptides

An isolated cationic peptide selected from the group consisting of:

• LKKWPWWPWKRR (SEQ ID NO:
• 17);
• LKKWPWWRWRR (SEQ ID NO:
• 27);
• LKKFPFFPFKKK (SEQ ID NO:
• 29);
• LKKWAWWPWRRK (SEQ ID NO:
• 30);
• LKKWPWWAWRRK (SEQ ID NO:
• 31);
• LKKWPWWPWKKK (SEQ ID NO:
• 32);
• LRRWPWWPWRRR (SEQ ID NO:
• 33);
• [WKKWPWWPWRRK (SEQ ID NO:
• 34)];
• FKKWPWWPWRRK (SEQ ID NO:
• 35);
• FKKFPFFPFKKK (SEQ ID NO:
• 37);
• ILKKWPWWPWWPWRRK (SEQ ID NO:
• 38);
• ILKKWPWWPWRWWRR (SEQ ID NO:
• 39);
• ILKKWPWWPWRRWWK (SEQ ID NO:
• 40);
• ILKKWPWWPWPPRRK (SEQ ID NO:
• 41);
• and ILKKWPWWPWPPFFRRK (SEQ ID NO:
• 42).

An isolated cationic peptide consisting of an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:

• ILPWICPWRPSKAN (SEQ ID NO:
• 13);
• IVPWKWTLWPWRR (SEQ ID NO:
• 14);
• and TLPCLWPWWPWSI (SEQ ID NO:
• 15).

An isolated cationic peptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of:

• ILKPWKWPWWPWRRKK (SEQ ID NO:
• 2);
• ILKPWKWPWWPWRR (SEQ ID NO:
• 3);
• ILPWKKWPWWRWRR (SEQ ID NO:
• 4);
• ILPWKWPWRR (SEQ ID NO:
• 10);
• ILPWKWPWYVRR (SEQ ID NO:
• 19);
• IKWPWYVWL (SEQ ID NO:
• 20);
• ILPWKWFFPPWPWRR (SEQ ID NO:
• 21);
• and LPWKWPPWPPWPWRR (SEQ ID NO:
• 22).