Compound ID | 2945

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Chicken cathelicidin-2 (CATH-2)

Class: Antimicrobial peptide

Agent Type: Natural product; Direct acting;
Spectrum of activity: Gram-positive & Gram-negative
Mechanism of action: Membrane-active agent
Target Pathogen: Active against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus
Description: Natural product from chicken; avian host defense peptide
Year first mentioned: 2009
Development status: Experimental
External links:
PubChem link: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/protein/Q2IAL7
Citations:
  • https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0161589009002417?via%3Dihub
  • https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00370-17

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