BIOPEP-UWM: Report

ID 5536
Name CAP-7 (cathelicidin)
sequence
GLRKRLRKFRNKIKEKLKKIGQKIQGFVPKLAPRTDY

Function:
Cap18 binds to the lipid a moiety of bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS), a glycolipid present in the outer membrane of all gram-negative bacteria. Has antibiotic activity.
 
Number of residues
37
Activity code
ab
Activity :
antibacterial
Chemical mass 4453.3642 Monoisotopic mass 4450.7043
EC50 :
0.00 µM



Bibliographic data:
Authors
Chen C., Brock R., Luh F., Chou P.-J., Larrick J.W., Huang R.-F., Huang T.-H.;
Title
"The solution structure of the active domain of CAP18 - a lipopolysaccharide binding protein from rabbit leukocytes."; FEBS Lett. 370:46-52.
Year Source
1995 Journal



Additional information:
From Oryctolagus cuniculus (Rabbit).



Database reference:
SWISS-PROT: CP18_RABIT