Bioactivity | Balteatide is an antimicrobial peptide, which can be found in skin secretion of Phyllomedusa baltea. Balteatide inhibits the gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus (MIC=435 μM), the gram-negative Escherichia coli (MIC=109 μM), and Candida albicans( MIC=27 μM). Balteatide lacks hemolytic activity (at 512 mg/L) and myotropic activity[1]. |
CAS | 1630816-52-2 |
Sequence | Leu-Arg-Pro-Ala-Ile-Leu-Val-Arg-Ile-Lys-NH2 |
Shortening | LRPAILVRIK-NH2 |
Formula | C55H104N18O10 |
Molar Mass | 1177.53 |
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]. Ge L, et al., Balteatide: a novel antimicrobial decapeptide from the skin secretion of the purple-sided leaf frog, Phyllomedusa baltea. ScientificWorldJournal. 2014;2014:176214. |