Overview
- Name:
- CAP-18
- Description:
- CAP-18 is the rabbit homologue of LL-37.
- Sequence:
- GLRKRLRKFRNKIKEKLKKIGQKIQGLLPKLAPRTDY
- 3-letter-code:
- Gly-Leu-Arg-Lys-Arg-Leu-Arg-Lys-Phe-Arg-Asn-Lys-Ile-Lys-Glu-Lys-Leu-Lys-Lys-Ile-Gly-Gln-Lys-Ile-Gln-Gly-Leu-Leu-Pro-Lys-Leu-Ala-Pro-Arg-Thr-Asp-Tyr
- Molecular weight:
- 4433.45
- Counter ion:
- TFA
- Solubilization:
- Soluble in pure water.
References
Raqib, R., P. Sarker, P. Bergman, G. Ara, M. Lindh, D. A. Sack, K. M. Nasirul Islam, G. H. Gudmundsson, J. Andersson, and B. Agerberth. 2006. Improved outcome in shigellosis associated with butyrate induction of an endogenous peptide antibiotic. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103:9178-9183.