Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: L-lysyl-L-tryptophyl-L-lysyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-lysyl-L-lysyl-L-isoleucyl-L-α-glutamyl-L-lysyl-L-valylglycyl-L-glutaminyl-L-asparaginyl-L-isoleucyl-L-arginyl-L-α-aspartylglycyl-L-isoleucyl-L-isoleucyl-L-lysyl-L-alanylglycyl-L-prolyl-L-alanyl-L-valyl-L-alanyl-L-valyl-L-valylglycyl-L-glutaminyl-L-alanyl-L-threonyl-L-glutaminyl-L-isoleucyl-L-alanyl-L-lysinamide, trifluoroacetate salt
Purity: ≥95%
Formula Markup: C184H313N53O46 • XCF3COOH
Formula Weight: 4003,8
Shelf life (days): 1460
Notes: Cecropin A is an antimicrobial peptide that has been found in H. cecropia.{64696,64697} It induces apoptosis in C. albicans when used at a concentration of 5 µM.{64697} Cecropin A is active against the planktonic and uropathogenic E. coli strain CFT073 (MIC = 100 µg/ml) and increases survival of CFT073-infected G. mellonella larvae.{64696} Cecropin A (15 mg/kg) decreases enrichment of the gut microflora Bacteroidaceae and Enterobacteriaceae and increases gut levels of Lactobacillus, as well as increases survival and decreases body weight loss in a mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) induced by dextran sulfate (DSS; Item No. 23250).{64698}