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L9151

Sigma-Aldrich

Lys-Lys-Lys-Lys-Lys

≥55% peptide basis, Bioreagent

Synonym(s):

Lys5, Pentalysine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C30H62N10O6
CAS Number:
19431-21-1
Molecular Weight:
658.88
MDL number:
MFCD00083765
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
PubChem Substance ID:
24896518
NACRES:
NA.26

product name

Lys-Lys-Lys-Lys-Lys, ≥55% peptide basis

form

powder

composition

Peptide content, ~60%

concentration

≥55% (peptide)

color

white

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

NCCCCC(N)C(=O)NC(CCCCN)C(=O)NC(CCCCN)C(=O)NC(CCCCN)C(=O)NC(CCCCN)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C30H62N10O6/c31-16-6-1-11-21(36)26(41)37-22(12-2-7-17-32)27(42)38-23(13-3-8-18-33)28(43)39-24(14-4-9-19-34)29(44)40-25(30(45)46)15-5-10-20-35/h21-25H,1-20,31-36H2,(H,37,41)(H,38,42)(H,39,43)(H,40,44)(H,45,46)

InChI key

IXPHOHNWDLRFJH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Amino Acid Sequence

Lys-Lys-Lys-Lys

Biochem/physiol Actions

Short poly-L-lysines polypeptides such as trilysine (lys3), tetralysine (tetra-L-lysine, lys4) and pentalysine (penta-L-lysine, lys5) are cationic moieties that may be used in the construction of gene delivery vectors and DNA nanoparticles.

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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Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1105(1), 185-187 (1992-03-23)
The binding of pentalysine to phospholipid vesicles depends in a sigmoidal manner on the mole fraction of acidic lipid in the vesicles. A simple analysis demonstrates that this apparent cooperativity is probably due to both the reduction of dimensionality that
Marisa Claudia Alvarez et al.
Clinical epigenetics, 10(1), 139-139 (2018-11-10)
In the present study, we investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying the pro-apoptotic effects of quercetin (Qu) by evaluating the effect of Qu treatment on DNA methylation and posttranslational histone modifications of genes related to the apoptosis pathway. This study was
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Pentalysine-deoxyribonucleic acid interactions: a model for the general effects of ion concentrations on the interactions of proteins with nucleic acids.
T M Lohman et al.
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