Temporin-1Va

Entry Temporin-1Va
Peptide names Temporin-1Va
Suborder Neobatrachia
Family Ranidae
Genus Lithobates
Species Lithobates virgatipes
Ecozone Nearctic
Distribution Coastal plain of Atlantic coast from southern New Jersey to northeastern Florida, USA
Antimicrobial & other activities antibacterial, antifungal
Tissue Skin
Sequence
Length 13
References:
1. for MIC/HC50 E. Urban et al. / International Journal of Antimicrobial agents 29 (2007) 317-321. Activities of four frog skin-derived antimicrobial peptides (temporin-1DRa, temporin-1Va and the melittin-related peptides AR-23 and RV-23) against anaerobic bacteria;  J.M. Conlon et al. / Regulatory Peptides 131 (2005) 38-45. Purification and characterization of antimicrobial peptides from the skin secretions of the carpenter frog Rana virgatipes (Ranidae, Aquarana)


Segment type Name Length Amidated Sequence HC50 (μM) MIC E. coli (μM) MIC S. aureus (μM)
BioactiveTemporin-1Va13YesFLSSIGKILGNLL1202512.5