Abstract: The present invention relates to a peptide comprising or consisting of the following amino acid sequence: A0-A1-A2-A3-A4-A5-A6-A7-A8-A9-A10-A11-A12 (formula II), wherein A0 is a hydrophobic amino acid residue or is absent; A1, A4, A7, A8, A12 each are a hydrophobic amino acid residue; and A2, A6, A9, A10 each are a basic amino acid residue; A5 is an alanine or a basic amino acid residue; A3, A11 each are a basic amino acid residue, or a hydrophobic amino acid residue; or a peptidomimetic thereof; wherein the basic amino acid residues are selected from the group consisting of arginine, lysine and histidine; wherein the hydrophobic amino acid residues are selected from the group consisting of leucine, alanine, isoleucine, valine, methionine and phenylalanine; and wherein said peptide or peptidomimetic has antimicrobial and/or antiviral activity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a peptide comprising or consisting of a sequence of formula I A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I (formula I), wherein A is a peptide consisting of three or four basic amino acid residues; B is a peptide consisting of two to four hydrophobic amino acid residues; C is an amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of hydrophobic and basic amino acid residues; D is a peptide consisting of two hydrophobic amino acid residues; E is an amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of hydrophobic and basic amino acid residues; F is a peptide consisting of three amino acid residues selected from the group consisting of glycine and hydrophobic amino acid residues; G is an amino acid residue selected from the group consisting of hydrophobic and basic amino acid residues; H is a peptide consisting of two or three amino acid residues selected from the group consisting of serine and hydrophobic amino acid residues; I is a peptide consisting of two to four basic amino acid residues; or a p

Abstract: The present invention relates to a peptide comprising or consisting of a sequence of the formula A-B-C-D-E-F (formula I), wherein A is a peptide consisting of three to six basic amino acid residues; B is an amino acid residue or a peptide consisting of two amino acid residues, wherein said residue(s) are hydrophobic amino acid residues; C is a basic amino acid residue or is absent; D is a peptide consisting of two hydrophobic amino acid residues or is absent; E is a peptide consisting of two basic amino acid residues; and F is a peptide consisting of two hydrophobic amino acid residues; or a peptidomimetic thereof; wherein the basic amino acid residue is selected from the group consisting of arginine, lysine and histidine; wherein the hydrophobic amino acid residue is selected from the group consisting of leucine, alanine, valine, phenylalanine, isoleucine and methionine; and wherein said peptide or peptidomimetic has antimicrobial activity.