Tet-20

Supplier Creative Peptides
Product # AF3353
Pricing Inquire
MolecularWeight 1769.3
Sequence
  • One Letter Code: KRWRIRVRVIRKC
  • Three Letter Code: H-Lys-Arg-Trp-Arg-Ile-Arg-Val-Arg-Val-Ile-Arg-Lys-Cys-OH
Storage -20°C
Explanation Tet-20, is a synthetic cathelicidin-derived peptide. It was tested as infection-resistant coating for medical devices. When tethered on an implant surface Tet-20 exhibited broad antimicrobial activities both in vivo and in vitro. It can stop biofilm formation and appears to be non-toxic to eukaryotic cells.
Solubility Tet-20 antimicrobial peptide is freely soluble in H2O
Reference
  • 1. Riool M. et al., Front Chem 5:63 (2017)
  • 2. Sobczak M. et al., Molecules 18(11), 14122-14137 (2013)
Feedback