Dermaseptin Peptide
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- Target
- Dermaseptin
- Purity
- > 95 %
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- Restrictions
- For Research Use only
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- Storage
- -20 °C
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- Target
- Dermaseptin
- Background
- Dermaseptins are antimicrobial peptides, strings of amino acids, or proteins, of various sizes and shapes. Dermaseptins were isolated from frog skin. Dermaseptin is a crucial part of the frog's immune system, inhibiting the growth of bacteria, protozoa and fungi. Dermaseptins are cationic (positively charged) and 27-34 residues in length. Dermaseptins adopt a largely K-helical conformation when binding to membranes. Like other antimicrobial peptides, dermaseptin is membrane-perturbing, however, unlike other antimicrobial peptides, dermaseptin rests on the surface of the bacterial membrane and does not insert.
- CAS-No
- 136212-91-4
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