Proteas stabilized antibacterial peptides for
View Patent ↗Improved peptide compositions and synbody compositions are disclosed that show improved stability and antibiotic activity. The new antibacterial peptides for S. aureus have particular D-amino acid substitutions in order to increase protease stability while also preserving marked antibiotic activity. Thus, compositions and methods for treating infections related to S. aureus also are disclosed.
1. A bactericidal composition comprising a peptide scaffold ScO:
conjugated to at least one other peptide having at least one D-amino acid.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said composition comprises synbody Ly-Ly-ScO:
wherein lowercase letters represent D amino acids.
3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said composition is selected from the group consisting of synbody D1-D1-ScO (CSGkkRRHHrrkkRrHHrrK-ScO-CSGkkRRHHrrkkRrHHrrK), synbody D2-D2-ScO (CSGRrkrPrrkrPRrkRPRr-ScO-CSGRrkrPrrkrPRrkRPRr), and synbody D2-88-ScO (CSGRrkrPrrkrPRrkRPRr-ScO-CSGEMWAIMPPIIKPDNKGH), wherein lowercase letters represent D amino acids.
4. A method of treating an S. aureus infection, comprising the step of administering an effective amount of synbody Ly-Ly-ScO:
to an infected subject, wherein lowercase letters represent D amino acids.
5. A method of treating an S. aureus infection, comprising the step of administering an effective amount of synbody D1-D1-ScO, (CSGkkRRHHrrkkRrHHrrK -ScO-CSGkkRRHHrrkkRrHHrrK), synbody D2-D2-ScO (CSGRrkrPrrkrPRrkRPRr-ScO-CSGRrkrPrrkrPRrkRPRr), and synbody D2-88-ScO (CSGRrkrPrrkrPRrkRPRr -ScO-CSGEMWAIMPPIIKPDNKGH), wherein lowercase letters represent D amino acids, to an infected subject, and wherein ScO comprises: