Product name: Astacidin 2

Sequence: RPRPNYRPRPIYRP

Purity: 95% by HPLC

Counter ion: Trifluoacetate

Format: Lyophilized powder

Description: A new antibacterial peptide called astacidin was characterized from hemocytes of red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii, and designated as PcAst. These results indicate that PcAst has an important function in antibacterial innate immune response in red swamp crayfish P. clarkii.
A 14 amino acid residues proline/arginine-rich antibacterial peptide designated as astacidin 2 was purified and characterized from hemocytes of the freshwater crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus. Astacidin 2 has a broad range of antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

Uniprot ID: Q0PJU7

Usage: For Scientific Research Use Only, Not for Human Use.

Reference:

Developmental & Comparative Immunology.Volume 43, Issue 1, March 2014, Pages 121–128.

Developmental & Comparative Immunology . 02/2007; 31(5):441-55.