Caerin-4.1

Entry Caerin-4.1
Uniprot code P56242
Fasta P56242
Peptide names Caerin-4.1
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 23
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-4.123YesGLWQKIKSAAGDLASGIVEGIKS 10.75