Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: glycyl-L-isoleucylglycyl-L-lysyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-leucyl-L-lysyl-L-lysyl-L-alanyl-L-lysyl-L-lysyl-L-phenylalanylglycyl-L-lysyl-L-alanyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-valyl-L-lysyl-L-isoleucyl-L-leucyl-L-lysyl-L-lysinamide, acetate
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C122H210N32O22 • XC2H4O2
Formula Weight: 2477,2
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 172820-23-4
Notes: Pexiganan is a synthetic antimicrobial peptide.{66180} It is active against various clinical isolates of bacteria from patients with diabetic foot infections, including S. aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), and P. aeruginosa (MICs = 16-32, 16-32, and 8-16 µg/ml, respectively). Pexiganan (1 mg/kg) decreases lethality in a mouse model of sepsis induced by A. baumannii.{66181}