This family contains a number of ponericin peptides (approximately 30 residues long) from the venom of the predatory ant Pachycondyla goeldii (Ponerine ant). These peptides exhibit antibacterial and insecticidal properties, and may adopt an amphipathic alpha-helical structure in polar environments such as cell membranes [PMID: 11279030].
The below sequences were used to create Ponericin sequence signatures:
