| abstract |
Disclosed are novel polypeptides having excellent antibacterial activity and antibacterial agents, antifungal agents or antiseptics comprising the same as the active ingredient. A polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence represented by one of SEQ ID NOS:1 to 12 and SEQ ID NOS:13 to 31. The aforesaid antibacterial agents, antifungal agents or antiseptics are efficacious in preventing, ameliorating or treating diseases, such as heat injury, bedsore, wound, skin ulcer, lower limb ulcer, diabetic ulcer, occlusive artery disease, arteriosclerosis obliterans, cellulitis, acute lymphangitis, lymphadenitis, erysipelas, skin abscess, necrotic subcutaneous infection, staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS), folliculitis, fruncle (boil), hidradenitis suppurative, carbuncle (abscess), infectious paronychia, erythrasma and severe infectious disease (sepsis). |