Cecropin A
SIGMA/C6830 - ≥97% (HPLC), powder
CAS Number: 80451-04-3
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C184H313N53O46
Molecular Weight: 4003.78
MDL Number: MFCD00130752
Linear Formula: C184H313N53O46
Product Type: Chemical
| antibiotic activity spectrum | fungi |
| viruses | |
| assay | ≥97% (HPLC) |
| form | powder |
| InChI | 1S/C184H313N53O46/c1-27-9 |
| InChI key | HCQPHKMLKXOJSR-IRCPFGJUSA |
| mode of action | cell membrane | interferes |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | N4([C@@H](CCC4)C(=O)N[C@@ |
| storage temp. | −20°C |
| Amino Acid Sequence: | Lys-Trp-Lys-Leu-Phe-Lys-L |
| Application: | Cecropin A has been used as an antimicrobial peptide (AMP): • to test its cytotoxic effect on breast adenocarcinoma (MDA-MB-231) and human mesothelioma (M14K) cell lines • in ultrasensitive radial diffusion assay against E coli to test Galleria mellonella protein 24 and apolipophorin III effects • to test its minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) in sensitivity assay for Photorhabdus variants |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Antibacterial peptide |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Antibacterial peptide originally identified in moths (Hyalophora cecropia) and later in pig intestine. |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Cecropin A interacts with cell membranes and makes it permeable for electrolytes. Cecropin A thus, favors cytolysis and finally cell death in the hepatocellular carcinoma and lymphoma. The synthetic cecropin A in transgenic rice confers protection against bacterial as well as fungal pathogens. |
| General description: | Cecropin A belongs to cecropin class and comprises 37 amino acid residues in |
| Other Notes: | Lyophilized from 0.1% TFA in H2O |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥97% (HPLC) |
| Storage Temp. | −20°C |
| UNSPSC | 12352202 |

