Entry |
Esculentin-1B |
Uniprot code |
P84841 |
Fasta |
P84841 |
Peptide names |
Esculentin-1B Esculentin-1a/b |
Suborder |
Neobatrachia |
Family |
Ranidae |
Genus |
Pelophylax |
Species |
Pelophylax saharicus |
Ecozone |
Palearctic |
Distribution |
Morocco (and adjacent Western Sahara) to Tunisia and northern Libya, Siwa Oasis, northwestern Egypt. Also known from localities near the Hoggar Massic in southern Algeria; Ceuta and Melilla (Spain) |
Antimicrobial & other activities |
antibacterial, insulin releasing |
Tissue |
Skin |
Sequence |
|
Length |
46 |
References: |
2. for other activities |
L. Marenah et al. / Journal of Endocrinology 188 (2006) 1-9. Skin secretions of Rana saharica frogs reveal antimicrobial peptides esculentins-1 and -1B and brevinins-1E and -2EC with novel insulin releasing activity |