Entry
Kasstasin
Uniprot code
G0LWV9
Fasta
G0LWV9
Peptide names
Kasstasin
Suborder
Neobatrachia
Family
Hyperoliidae
Genus
Kassina
Species
Kassina maculata
Ecozone
Afrotropic
Distribution
Coastal Kenya to northeastern Rep. South Africa through Tanzania, southern Malawi, eastern Zimbabwe, Swaziland, and Mozambique
Antimicrobial & other activities
antibacterial, vasoconstrictor
Tissue
Skin
Sequence
MMKKSMLLLFFLGMVSFSLADDKREDEGEEKRADEGEEKRAAEEKRFIKELLPHLSGIID
Length
68
Signal peptide class
Class-1
References:
1. for MIC/HC50
X. Li et al. / Biochimie 93 (2011) 1537-1542. Kasstasin: A novel potent vasoconstrictor peptide from the skin secretion of the African red-legged running frog, Kassina maculata
Segment type
Name
Length
Amidated
Sequence
HC50 (μM)
MIC E. coli (μM)
MIC S. aureus (μM)
Signal
19
MMKKSMLLLFFLGMVSFSL
Prepro 27 ADDKREDEGEEKRADEGEEKRAAEEKR Bioactive Kasstasin 22 Yes FIKELLPHLSGIIDSVANAIKG 110 55