General Information
DRAVP ID DRAVPe01958
Peptide Name Beta-defensin 2(BD-2, hBD-2, SAP1)
Sequence GIGDPVTCLKSGAICHPVFCPRRYKQIGTCGLPGTKCCKKP
Sequence Length 41
UniProt ID O15263
Source Homo sapiens
Activity Information
Target Organism HIV
Assay ELISA
Activity
Hemolytic Activity No hemolysis information or data found in the reference(s) presented in this entry
Cytotoxicity
Binding Target Not found
Mechanism No mechanism information found in the reference(s).
Structure Information
PDB ID 1FD4
Predicted Structure Download DRAVPe01958
Linear/Cyclic Cyclic
N-terminal Modification Free
C-terminal Modification Free
Other Modification Disulfide bonds between Cys8 and Cys37, Cys15 and Cys30, Cys20 and Cys38.
Stereochemistry L
Physicochemical Information
Formula C188H311N55O50S6
Absent amino acids EMNW
Common amino acids CG
Mass 4334.24
Pl 9.3
Basic residues 8
Acidic residues 1
Hydrophobic residues 9
Net charge 7
Boman Index -3697
Hydrophobicity -10.24
Aliphatic Index 64.15
Half Life
Extinction Coefficient cystines 1865
Absorbance 280nm 46.63
Polar residues 17
Literature Information
Literature 1
Title Human beta-defensins suppress human immunodeficiency virus infection: potential role in mucosal protection.
Pubmed ID 16254366
Reference J Virol. 2005 Nov;79(22):14318-29.
Author Sun L, Finnegan CM, Kish-Catalone T, Blumenthal R, Garzino-Demo P, La Terra Maggiore GM, Berrone S, Kleinman C, Wu Z, Abdelwahab S, Lu W, Garzino-Demo A.