FEATURES

FAMILY

Short antimicrobial peptide (group 4) family

DESCRIPTION

Also known as NDB41_OPIMA, NDB41. shows weak hemolytic activity and antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria probably by forming pores in the cell membrane. IsCT adopts an amphipathic alpha-helical structure., shows neither hemolytic, nor antibacterial activities, probably because it cannot adopt amphipathic alpha-helical structure.

EXTERNAL LINKS

uniprot
enzyme classification

NDB41

Cytotoxic linear peptide IsCT

NDB41

Molecular Synopsis