CERATOTOXIN A Chemical Properties

storage temp. 

-15°C

solubility 

Soluble in DMSO

form 

Solid

color 

White to off-white

Sequence

Ser-Ile-Gly-Ser-Ala-Leu-Lys-Lys-Ala-Leu-Pro-Val-Ala-Lys-Lys-Ile-Gly-Lys-Ile-Ala-Leu-Pro-Ile-Ala-Lys-Ala-Ala-Leu-Pro

CERATOTOXIN A Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Ceratotoxin A, a 29-residue peptide isolated from the accessory gland secretion fluid, with strong anti-bacterial activity.

References

[1] Marchini D, et al. Purification and primary structure of ceratotoxin A and B, two antibacterial peptides from the female reproductive accessory glands of the medfly Ceratitis capitata (Insecta:Diptera). Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 1993 Jul;23(5):591-8. DOI:10.1016/0965-1748(93)90032-n
[2] Marri L, et al. The novel antibacterial peptide ceratotoxin A alters permeability of the inner and outer membrane of Escherichia coli K-12. Curr Microbiol. 1996 Jul;33(1):40-3. DOI:10.1007/s002849900071

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