... a GGN4 analogue with both the C-terminal 14 residue truncation and the substitution of the aspartic acid at position 16 by tryptophan, showed antimicrobial activity comparable to that of native ... the GGN4 analogues, including the native GGN4, showed a strong negative band near 200 nm and a weak and broad band around 222 nm, indicating a predominantly random-coil conformation with a slight ... perpendicular to the helical axis in panels A and B, and is parallel to the helical axis in panels C and D rapid exchange of the Hz amino protons This observation indicates that the lysine side-chains are...