Alamethicin

Alamethicin

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CASNo=27061-78-5
PubChem=16132042
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Formula=C92H150N22O25
MolarMass=1964.31 g/mol
Appearance=Off white solid
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MeltingPt=255-270 °C
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Solubility=Insoluble
SolubleOther = Soluble
Solvent = DMSO, methanol, ethanol


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Alamethicin is a peptide antibiotic, produced by the fungus "Trichoderma viride". It contains the non-proteinogenic amino acid 2-aminoisobutyric acid (Aib), which strongly induces helical peptide structures. The peptide sequence is:

Ac-Aib-Pro-Aib-Ala-Aib-Ala-Gln-Aib-Val-Aib-Gly-Leu-Aib-Pro-Val-Aib-Aib-Glu-Gln-Phl

(Ac = acetyl, Phl = phenylalaninol)

It has UV spectrum maxima at 265 and 257 nm.

In cell membranes, it forms voltage-dependent ion channels by aggregation of four to six molecules.

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