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Mastoparan, Vespula lewisii

≥97% (HPLC), powder

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C70H131N19O15
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
1478.91
Beilstein:
5491949
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41106300
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.32

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

Assay

≥97% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC[C@H](C)[C@H](N)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(N)=O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(=O)NC([C@@H](C)CC)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(N)=O

InChI

1S/C70H131N19O15/c1-17-40(11)55(75)69(103)88-53(35-54(74)90)68(102)87-52(34-39(9)10)67(101)83-46(25-19-22-28-71)62(96)78-45(16)61(95)86-50(32-37(5)6)65(99)79-42(13)58(92)77-43(14)60(94)85-51(33-38(7)8)66(100)80-44(15)59(93)81-47(26-20-23-29-72)63(97)82-48(27-21-24-30-73)64(98)89-56(41(12)18-2)70(104)84-49(57(76)91)31-36(3)4/h36-53,55-56H,17-35,71-73,75H2,1-16H3,(H2,74,90)(H2,76,91)(H,77,92)(H,78,96)(H,79,99)(H,80,100)(H,81,93)(H,82,97)(H,83,101)(H,84,104)(H,85,94)(H,86,95)(H,87,102)(H,88,103)(H,89,98)/t40-,41-,42-,43-,44-,45-,46-,47-,48-,49-,50-,51-,52-,53-,55-,56-/m0/s1

InChI key

MASXKPLGZRMBJF-MVSGICTGSA-N

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Amino Acid Sequence

Ile-Asn-Leu-Lys-Ala-Leu-Ala-Ala-Leu-Ala-Lys-Lys-Ile-Leu-NH2

General description

Mastoparan is a cationic, amphiphilic, tetradecapeptide amide. It is composed of the restricted amino acid and the repeated sequence. This protein is a nonspecific secretagogue isolated from venom of wasp.

Application

Mastoparan has been used as a calmodulin antagonist.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Mast cell degranulating peptide. Activates phospholipase A2; inhibits calmodulin. Cell permeable; stimulates exocytosis and phosphoinositide breakdown.
Mastoparan effectively stimulates exocytosis from diverse mammalian cells. The encoded protein facilitates the secretion of histamine from mast cells, serotonin from platelets, catecholamines from chromaffin cells and prolactin from the anterior pituitary. In addition, it is also involved in activation of Phospholipase A2 and phosphoinositides (Pl) break down. Mastoparan functions as an inhibitor for calmodulin-stimulated phosphodiesterase. Mastoparan helps in mitochondrial permeability transition by enhancing an apparent bimodal mechanism of action.

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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Zhenya P Yordanova et al.
Annals of botany, 111(2), 191-205 (2012-12-20)
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Molecular bioSystems, 8(2), 587-594 (2011-11-17)
Antimicrobial peptides are drugs used against a wide range of pathogens which present a great advantage: in contrast with antibiotics they do not develop resistance. The wide spectrum of antimicrobial peptides advertises them in the research and pharmaceutical industry as
Mastoparan, a peptide toxin from wasp venom, mimics receptors by activating GTP-binding regulatory proteins (G proteins).
Higashijima T
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 263, 6491-6494 (1988)
The Peptide Mastoparan Is a Potent Facilitator of the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition
Pfeiffer DR
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 270, 4923-4932 (1995)
Marcia Perez dos Santos Cabrera et al.
Biochemistry, 51(24), 4898-4908 (2012-05-29)
This study shows that MP-1, a peptide from the venom of the Polybia paulista wasp, is more toxic to human leukemic T-lymphocytes than to human primary lymphocytes. By using model membranes and electrophysiology measurements to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying

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