| Bioactivity | Thanatin is an antimicrobial peptide which is antifungal to some gram-positive bacteria[1]. |
| Name | Thanatin |
| CAS | 214542-43-5 |
| Sequence | Gly-Ser-Lys-Lys-Pro-Val-Pro-Ile-Ile-Tyr-Cys-Asn-Arg-Arg-Thr-Gly-Lys-Cys-Gln-Arg-Met (Disulfide bridge:Cys11-Cys18) |
| Shortening | GSKKPVPIIYCNRRTGKCQRM (Disulfide bridge:Cys11-Cys18) |
| Formula | C103H177N35O27S3 |
| Molar Mass | 2433.92 |
| 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]. Fehlbaum P, et al. Structure-activity analysis of thanatin, a 21-residue inducible insect defense peptide with sequence homology to frog skin antimicrobial peptides. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1996 Feb 6;93(3):1221-5. |