Bioactivity | Abaecin is an antibacterial response peptide. Abaecin shows specific activity against an Apidaecin-resistant Xanthomonas strain[1]. |
Name | Abaecin |
CAS | 123997-18-2 |
Sequence | Tyr-Val-Pro-Leu-Pro-Asn-Val-Pro-Gln-Pro-Gly-Arg-Arg-Pro-Phe-Pro-Thr-Phe-Pro-Gly-Gln-Gly-Pro-Phe-Asn-Pro-Lys-Ile-Lys-Trp-Pro-Gln-Gly-Tyr |
Shortening | YVPLPNVPQPGRRPFPTFPGQGPFNPKIKWPQGY |
Formula | C187H270N48O43 |
Molar Mass | 3878.44 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. Casteels P, et, al. Isolation and characterization of abaecin, a major antibacterial response peptide in the honeybee (Apis mellifera). Eur J Biochem. 1990 Jan 26;187(2):381-6. |