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Basically, caries originates within biofilms accumulated on dental enamel. Despite the nonrenewable nature of the enamel tissue, targeted preventive strategies are still very limited. We previously introduced customized multifunctional proteinaceous pellicles (coatings) for controlling bacterial attachment and subsequent biofilm succession. Stemmed from our whole proteome\/peptidome analysis of the in vivo acquired enamel pellicle, we designed these pellicles using hybrid mixtures of the most abundant and complementary-acting antimicrobial and antifouling proteins\/peptides for synergetic suppression of early biofilms. In conjugating these domains synthetically, their bioinhibitory efficacy was remarkably boosted. Herein, we sought to explore the key structure-function relationship of these potent de novo hybridized conjugates in comparison with their individual domains, solely or in physical mixtures. Specifically, we interrelated the following facets: physicochemical and 3-dimensional folding characteristics via molecular dynamics simulations, adopted secondary structure by circular dichroism, immobilization capacity on enamel through high\u2013spatial resolution multiphoton microscopy, and biofilm suppression potency. Our data showed consistent associations among the increased preference for protein folding structures, \u03b1-helix content, and enamel-immobilization capacity; all were inversely correlated with the attached bioburden. The expressed phenotypes could be explained by the adopted strongly amphipathic helical conformation upon conjugation, mediated by the highly anionic and acidic N-terminal pentapeptide shared region\/motif for enhanced immobilization on enamel. In conclusion, conjugating bioactive proteins\/peptides is a novel translational approach to engineer robust antibiofilm pellicles for caries prevention. The adopted \u03b1-helical conformation is key to enhance the antibiofilm efficacy and immobilization capacity on enamel that are promoted by certain physicochemical properties of the constituent domains. 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