Caerin 1.4

Entry Caerin 1.4
Peptide names Caerin 1.4
Suborder Neobatrachia
Family Hylidae
Genus Litoria
Species Litoria caerulea
Ecozone Australasia
Distribution Northern and eastern Australia (except for the Victoria and Tasmania); islands in the Torres Straits; New Guinea (northern lowlands, southern lowlands, and Vogelkop Peninsula); introduced into New Zealand
Antimicrobial & other activities antibacterial
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)
BioactiveCaerin 1.425YesGLLSSLGSVAKHVLPHVVPVIAEHL 19.2338.46