All peptides were also screened for hemolytic activity which revealed a clear trend: while the shorter peptides 1 and 2 showed no appreciable hemolytic activity, the longer peptide 3 and 4 were highly hemolytic ( Table 1 ).
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Thrombin-Derived Peptides Potentiate the Activity of Gram-Positive-Specific Antibiotics against Gram-Negative Bacteria.
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In addition, an apparent trend emerges from the alanine scan data where decreased antimicrobial activity is inversely proportional to the synergistic activity of the peptides.