Uses
Urechistachykinin II (Uru-TK II), an invertebrate tachykinin-related peptides (TRPs) isolated from echiuroid worms, shows antimicrobial activities without a hemolytic effect[1][2].
References
[1] Sung WS, et al. Antimicrobial effect and membrane-active mechanism of Urechistachykinins, neuropeptides derived from Urechis unicinctus. FEBS Lett. 2008 Jul 9;582(16):2463-6. DOI:
10.1016/j.febslet.2008.06.015[2] Kawada T, et al. Identification of multiple urechistachykinin peptides, gene expression, pharmacological activity, and detection using mass spectrometric analyses. Peptides. 2000 Dec;21(12):1777-83. DOI:
10.1016/s0196-9781(00)00338-7
