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FIG. 1. Structural classes of antimicrobial peptides. (A) Mixed structure of human ß-defensin-2 (PDB code 1FQQ) (216); (B) looped thanatin (PDB code 8TFV) (156); (C) ß-sheeted polyphemusin (PDB code 1RKK) (202); (D) rabbit kidney defensin-1 (PDB code 1EWS) (165); (E) -helical magainin-2 (PDB code 2MAG) (76); (F) extended indolicidin (PDB code 1G89) (212). The disulfide bonds are indicated in yellow, and the illustrations have been prepared with use of the graphic program MolMol 2K.1 (132).

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