Bioactivity | Pexiganan acetate (MSI 78) is the acetate salt form of Pexiganan (HY-105088). Pexiganan acetate is an orally active broad-spectrum antimicrobial peptide, which inhibits 99% gram-positive and Gram-negative aerobic bacteria through disruption of cell membrane/cells permeability. Pexiganan acetate can be used in the research of infections, such as diabetic foot ulcer infections[1]. |
CAS | 172820-23-4 |
Sequence | Gly-Ile-Gly-Lys-Phe-Leu-Lys-Lys-Ala-Lys-Lys-Phe-Gly-Lys-Ala-Phe-Val-Lys-Ile-Leu-Lys-Lys-NH2 |
Shortening | GIGKFLKKAKKFGKAFVKILKK-NH2 |
Formula | C122H210N32O22.xC2H4O2 |
Molar Mass | 2477.17 (free base) |
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]. Lamb HM, et al. Pexiganan acetate. Drugs. 1998 Dec;56(6):1047-52; discussion 1053-4. |