Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: L-lysyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-histidyl-L-α-glutamyl-L-lysyl-L-histidyl-L-histidyl-L-seryl-L-histidyl-L-arginylglycyl-L-tyrosine, trifluoroacetate salt
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C70H99N25O17 • XCF3COOH
Formula Weight: 1562,7
Shelf life (days): 730
Notes: Histatin 8 is a salivary antimicrobial peptide and proteolytic fragment of histatin 3 and histatin 5 (Item No. 36721).{69426} It is active against A. baumannii, including strains that are susceptible or resistant to colistin (Item No. 17584) when used at a concentration of 32 µg/ml. Histatin 8 is also active against C. albicans and C. tropicalis (MICs = 1 and 5 mg/ml, respectively).{69427}