Entry
Caerin 1.9
Peptide names
Caerin 1.9
Suborder
Neobatrachia
Family
Hylidae
Genus
Litoria
Species
Litoria chloris
Ecozone
Australasia
Distribution
Southern coastal Queensland (south from Proserpine) and New South Wales in eastern Australia
Antimicrobial & other activities
antibacterial, anticancer, antifungal, nNOS inhibitor
Tissue
Skin
Sequence
Length
25
References:
1. for MIC/HC50
M.A. Apponyi et al. / Peptides 25 (2004) 1035-1054. Host-defence peptides of Australian anurans: structure, mechanism of action and evolutionary significance
Segment type
Name
Length
Amidated
Sequence
HC50 (μM)
MIC E. coli (μM)
MIC S. aureus (μM)
Bioactive Caerin 1.9 25 Yes GLFGVLGSIAKHVLPHVVPVIAEKL 4.63