Epinecidin-1

Description:

Epinecidin-1 is an antimicrobial peptide with antitumor and antiviral activity.The synthetic peptide epinecidin-1 has potential as a therapeutic agent for bacterial infections.

Sequence:

GFIFHIIKGLFHAGKMIHGLV-NH₂

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Name	Epinecidin-1
Category	Antimicrobial and Related Peptides
One Letter Code	GFIFHIIKGLFHAGKMIHGLV-NH₂
Three Letter Code	{Gly}{Phe}{Ile}{Phe}{His}{Ile}{Ile}{Lys}{Gly}{Leu}{Phe}{His}{Ala}{Gly}{Lys}{Met}{Ile}{His}{Gly}{Leu}{Val}-NH₂
Molecular Weight	2334.910
Application	Antimicrobial & Antiviral Peptides

Pan, Chieh-Yu, et al. "Antimicrobial peptides of an anti-lipopolysaccharide factor, epinecidin-1, and hepcidin reduce the lethality of Riemerella anatipestifer sepsis in ducks." Peptides 31.5 (2010): 806-815.

Chia, Ta-Jui, et al. "Antimicrobial peptides (AMP) with antiviral activity against fish nodavirus." Fish & Shellfish Immunology 28.3 (2010): 434-439.

Wang, Yi-Da, et al. "Inactivation of nervous necrosis virus infecting grouper (Epinephelus coioides) by epinecidin-1 and hepcidin 1–5 antimicrobial peptides, and downregulation of Mx2 and Mx3 gene expressions." Fish & shellfish immunology 28.1 (2010): 113-120.

Wang, Yi-Da, Chun-Wei Kung, and Jyh-Yih Chen. "Antiviral activity by fish antimicrobial peptides of epinecidin-1 and hepcidin 1–5 against nervous necrosis virus in medaka." Peptides 31.6 (2010): 1026-1033.