Parasin I

Description:

This peptide was isolated from the epithelial mucosal layer of the injured catfish, Parasilurus asotus. Parasin I showed strong antimicrobial activity, against a wide spectrum of microorganisms, without any hemolytic activit

Sequence:

KGRGKQGGKVRAKAKTRSS

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Name	Parasin I
Category	Antimicrobial and Related Peptides
One Letter Code	KGRGKQGGKVRAKAKTRSS
Three Letter Code	{Lys}{Gly}{Arg}{Gly}{Lys}{Gln}{Gly}{Gly}{Lys}{Val}{Arg}{Ala}{Lys}{Ala}{Lys}{Thr}{Arg}{Ser}{Ser}
Molecular Weight	2000.340
Application	Antimicrobial & Antiviral Peptides

Koo, Young Sook, et al. "Structure–activity relations of parasin I, a histone H2A-derived antimicrobial peptide." Peptides 29.7 (2008): 1102-1108.

Cho, Ju Hyun, et al. "Cathepsin D produces antimicrobial peptide parasin I from histone H2A in the skin mucosa of fish." The FASEB Journal 16.3 (2002): 429-431.