Mastoparans are used as models for development of novel antimicrobial drugs.
Mastoparan analogs were engineered based using strategies of Ala and Lys scanning.
Ten synthetic mastoparans presenting from zero to six Lys residues were synthesized.
Antibiotic activity of analogs was dependent on the extension of hydrophilic surface.
Mast cell degranulation was dependent of Lys residues at positions 8 and/or 9.