Supplier |
Creative Peptides |
Product # |
AF3353 |
Pricing |
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MolecularWeight |
1769.3
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Sequence |
- One Letter Code: KRWRIRVRVIRKC
- Three Letter Code: H-Lys-Arg-Trp-Arg-Ile-Arg-Val-Arg-Val-Ile-Arg-Lys-Cys-OH
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Storage |
-20°C
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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.
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Solubility |
Tet-20 antimicrobial peptide is freely soluble in H2O
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Reference |
- 1. Riool M. et al., Front Chem 5:63 (2017)
- 2. Sobczak M. et al., Molecules 18(11), 14122-14137 (2013)
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