| Bioactivity | Urechistachykinin II (Uru-TK II), an invertebrate tachykinin-related peptides (TRPs) isolated from echiuroid worms, shows antimicrobial activities without a hemolytic effect[1][2]. |
| Name | Urechistachykinin II |
| CAS | 149097-04-1 |
| Sequence | Ala-Ala-Gly-Met-Gly-Phe-Phe-Gly-Ala-Arg-NH2 |
| Shortening | AAGMGFFGAR-NH2 |
| Formula | C44H66N14O10S |
| Molar Mass | 983.15 |
| 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]. Sung WS, et al. Antimicrobial effect and membrane-active mechanism of Urechistachykinins, neuropeptides derived from Urechis unicinctus. FEBS Lett. 2008 Jul 9;582(16):2463-6. [2]. Kawada T, et al. Identification of multiple urechistachykinin peptides, gene expression, pharmacological activity, and detection using mass spectrometric analyses. Peptides. 2000 Dec;21(12):1777-83. |