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Product Name
FK16 peptide (TFA removed)
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Documents
Batch to batch variation of the purity
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Sequence Shortening
H-FKRIVQRIKDFLRNLV-OH
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Sequence
H-Phe-Lys-Arg-Ile-Val-Gln-Arg-Ile-Lys-Asp-Phe-Leu-Arg-Asn-Leu-Val-OH
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Length (aa)
16
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Peptide Purity (HPLC)
99.6%
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Molecular Formula
C95H161N29O21
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Molecular Weight
2045.47
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Source
Synthetic
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Form
Powder
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Description
FK16 has been shown to exhibit strong bactericidal activity against ESKAPE organisms (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumanii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter spp.) . GF17, a N-glycinated variant of FK16, has also been shown to exhibit anti-cancer, anti-bacterial and anti-viral activities.
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Storage Guidelines
Normally, this peptide will be delivered in lyophilized form and should be stored in a freezer at or below -20 °C. For more details, please refer to the manual: Handling and Storage of Synthetic Peptides
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References
- Mohammed I, Said DG, Nubile M, Mastropasqua L, Dua HS. Cathelicidin-Derived Synthetic Peptide Improves Therapeutic Potential of Vancomycin Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Front Microbiol. 2019 Sep 19;10:2190. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02190. PMID: 31608030; PMCID: PMC6761703.
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About TFA salt
Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) has a significant impact on peptides due to its role in the peptide synthesis process.
TFA is essential for the protonation of peptides that lack basic amino acids such as Arginine (Arg), Histidine (His), and Lysine (Lys), or ones that have blocked N-termini. As a result, peptides often contain TFA salts in the final product.
TFA residues, when present in custom peptides, can cause unpredictable fluctuations in experimental data. At a nanomolar (nM) level, TFA can influence cell experiments, hindering cell growth at low concentrations (as low as 10 nM) and promoting it at higher doses (0.5–7.0 mM). It can also serve as an allosteric regulator on the GlyR of glycine receptors, thereby increasing receptor activity at lower glycine concentrations.
In an in vivo setting, TFA can trifluoroacetylate amino groups in proteins and phospholipids, inducing potentially unwanted antibody responses. Moreover, TFA can impact structure studies as it affects spectrum absorption.
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