| Entry |
Magainin-B2 |
| Peptide names |
Magainin-B2 Magainin-MW1 |
| Suborder |
Mesobatrachia |
| Family |
Pipidae |
| Genus |
Xenopus |
| Species |
Xenopus borealis |
| Ecozone |
Afrotropic |
| Distribution |
Savanna in northern Tanzania, and central and northern Kenya, above 1500 m elevation. One record for southern Tanzania |
| Antimicrobial & other activities |
antibacterial, antifungal |
| Tissue |
Skin |
| Sequence |
|
| Length |
23 |
| References: |
| 1. for MIC/HC50 |
M. Mechkarska et al. / Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C 152 (2010) 467-472. Antimicrobial peptides with therapeutic potential from skin secretions of the Marsabit clawed frog Xenopus borealis (Pipidae) |
| 2. for other activities |
M. Mechkarska et al. / Peptides 32 (2011) 1502-1508. Peptidomic analysis of skin secretions demonstrates that the allopatric populations of Xenopus muelleri (Pipidae) are not conspecific |