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M7152

Sigma-Aldrich

Magainin I

≥97% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

GIGKFLHSAGKFGKAFVGEIMKS

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C112H177N29O28S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
2409.85
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352202
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.32

Quality Level

Assay

≥97% (HPLC)

antibiotic activity spectrum

fungi
viruses

Mode of action

cell membrane | interferes

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC[C@H](C)[C@H](NC(=O)CN)C(=O)NCC(=O)N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(=O)N[C@@H](Cc1ccccc1)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](Cc2c[nH]cn2)C(=O)N[C@@H](CO)C(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(=O)NCC(=O)N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(=O)N[C@@H](Cc3ccccc3)C(=O)NCC(=O)N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(=O)N[C@@H](Cc4ccccc4)C(=O)N[C@@H](C(C)C)C(=O)NCC(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(=O)N[C@@H]([C@@H](C)CC)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCSC)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(=O)N[C@@H](CO)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C112H177N29O28S/c1-12-65(7)93(139-86(144)54-117)110(166)122-59-89(147)128-75(39-25-29-46-115)100(156)135-81(51-70-33-19-15-20-34-70)105(161)133-79(49-63(3)4)104(160)136-83(53-72-55-118-62-123-72)106(162)137-84(60-142)108(164)124-67(9)95(151)119-56-87(145)127-74(38-24-28-45-114)99(155)134-80(50-69-31-17-14-18-32-69)97(153)120-57-88(146)126-73(37-23-27-44-113)98(154)125-68(10)96(152)132-82(52-71-35-21-16-22-36-71)107(163)140-92(64(5)6)109(165)121-58-90(148)129-77(41-42-91(149)150)103(159)141-94(66(8)13-2)111(167)131-78(43-48-170-11)102(158)130-76(40-26-30-47-116)101(157)138-85(61-143)112(168)169/h14-22,31-36,55,62-68,73-85,92-94,142-143H,12-13,23-30,37-54,56-61,113-117H2,1-11H3,(H,118,123)(H,119,151)(H,120,153)(H,121,165)(H,122,166)(H,124,164)(H,125,154)(H,126,146)(H,127,145)(H,128,147)(H,129,148)(H,130,158)(H,131,167)(H,132,152)(H,133,161)(H,134,155)(H,135,156)(H,136,160)(H,137,162)(H,138,157)(H,139,144)(H,140,163)(H,141,159)(H,149,150)(H,168,169)/t65-,66-,67-,68-,73-,74-,75-,76-,77-,78-,79-,80-,81-,82-,83-,84-,85-,92-,93-,94-/m0/s1

InChI key

OFIZOVDANLLTQD-ZVNXOKPXSA-N

Amino Acid Sequence

Gly-Ile-Gly-Lys-Phe-Leu-His-Ser-Ala-Gly-Lys-Phe-Gly-Lys-Ala-Phe-Val-Gly-Glu-Ile-Met-Lys-Ser

General description

Chemical structure: peptide

Application

Magainin I has been used in DNA binding assay. It has also been used to study its antimicrobial susceptibility.
Initial sites of magainin I binding to E. coli have been shown to be lipopolysaccharide.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Antibiotic peptide. Thought to preferentially bind to anionic phospholipids abundant in bacterial membranes with the formation of dynamic peptide-lipid supramolecular pore and cell permeabilization, magainins are positively charged and amphiphatic. Binding to artificial neutral membranes has also been demonstrated.
Magainin is a 23-residue peptide, and is naturally found on the skin of African clawed frog. It has a broad spectrum specificity towards many gram-negative bacteria. It has the ability to make transmembrane pores on the bacterial cell membrane, which leads to cell lysis. It is considered nontoxic to mammalian cells.

Other Notes

Lyophilized from 0.1% TFA in H2O

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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F M Marassi et al.
Current opinion in structural biology, 8(5), 640-648 (1998-11-18)
The three-dimensional structures of membrane proteins are essential for understanding their functions, interactions and architectures. Their requirement for lipids has hampered structure determination by conventional approaches. With optimized samples, it is possible to apply solution NMR methods to small membrane
Temperature-responsive polymer brushes switching from bactericidal to cell-repellent.
Xavier Laloyaux et al.
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 22(44), 5024-5028 (2010-08-25)
Targeting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with short salt-resistant synthetic peptides
Mohamed MF, et al.
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, AAC-02578 (2014)
Jéssica M Nascimento et al.
Chemistry and physics of lipids, 165(5), 537-544 (2012-05-29)
Most antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have shown clear activity related to the disruption of lipid bilayers. In order to improve knowledge of this subject, the interaction of Magainin I (MagI) with phospholipid layers (PLs), uncoated or coated with synperonic (Synp), was
A M Speranza et al.
Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany), 9(6), 800-806 (2007-06-15)
In vitro toxicity of the antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) magainin 1 and 2 to a higher plant organism, i.e., the bicellular male gametophyte of Actinidia Deliciosa (kiwifruit), is investigated. Heavy damage to the plasma membrane, the primary cellular target of the

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