Cecropin B

Description:

Cecropin B is a small antibacterial peptide identified in Hyalophora cecropia.

Sequence:

KWKVFKKIEKMGRNIRNGIVKAGPAIAVLGEAKAL-NH2

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Name	Cecropin B
Category	Antimicrobial and Related Peptides
One Letter Code	KWKVFKKIEKMGRNIRNGIVKAGPAIAVLGEAKAL-NH2
Three Letter Code	{Lys}{Trp}{Lys}{Val}{Phe}{Lys}{Lys}{Ile}{Glu}{Lys}{Met}{Gly}{Arg}{Asn}{Ile}{Arg}{Asn}{Gly}{Ile}{Val}{Lys}{Ala}{Gly}{Pro}{Ala}{Ile}{Ala}{Val}{Leu}{Gly}{Glu}{Ala}{Lys}{Ala}{Leu}-NH2
Molecular Weight	3834.700
Application

Vaara, Martti, and Timo Vaara. "Ability of cecropin B to penetrate the enterobacterial outer membrane." Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 38.10 (1994): 2498-2501.

Florack, Dion, et al. "Expression of giant silkmoth cecropin B genes in tobacco." Transgenic research 4.2 (1995): 132-141.

Lee, Phillip HA, et al. "HB‐107, a nonbacteriostatic fragment of the antimicrobial peptide cecropin B, accelerates murine wound repair." Wound repair and regeneration 12.3 (2004): 351-358.