Acetyl-Amyloid β-Protein (1-6) Chemical Properties

Density 

1.51±0.1 g/cm3(Predicted)

pka

4.22±0.10(Predicted)

Sequence

Ac-Asp-Ala-Glu-Phe-Arg-His-NH2

Acetyl-Amyloid β-Protein (1-6) Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Acetyl-Amyloid β-Protein (1-6) amide is a hexapeptide that contains a potential copper(II) binding site. Acetyl-Amyloid β-Protein (1-6) amide can be used for research of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders[1].

References

[1] Damante CA, et al. The metal loading ability of beta-amyloid N-terminus: a combined potentiometric and spectroscopic study of copper(II) complexes with beta-amyloid(1-16), its short or mutated peptide fragments, and its polyethylene glycol (PEG)-ylated analogue. Inorg Chem. 2008 Oct 20;47(20):9669-83. DOI:10.1021/ic8006052