Urechistachykinin II

Names

[ Name ]:
Urechistachykinin II

[Synonym ]:
uru-tk ii
h-ala-ala-gly-met-gly-phe-phe-gly-ala-arg-nh2
ala-ala-gly-met-gly-phe-phe-gly-ala-arg-nh2
urechistachykinin ii
aagmgffgar-nh2

Biological Activity

[Description]:

Urechistachykinin II (Uru-TK II), an invertebrate tachykinin-related peptides (TRPs) isolated from echiuroid worms, shows antimicrobial activities without a hemolytic effect[1][2].

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Infection

Signaling Pathways >> Anti-infection >> Bacterial

[References]

[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.

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.4g/cm3

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₄₄H₆₆N₁₄O₁₀S

[ Molecular Weight ]:
983.15

[ Exact Mass ]:
982.48100

[ PSA ]:
418.21000

[ LogP ]:
1.72750

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.647

Related Compounds

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