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. 1983 Nov;80(21):6475–6479. doi: 10.1073/pnas.80.21.6475

Solid-phase synthesis of cecropin A and related peptides.

D Andreu, R B Merrifield, H Steiner, H G Boman
PMCID: PMC390136  PMID: 6579533

Abstract

Cecropin A, a 37-residue antibacterial peptide amide, was synthesized by the solid-phase method. It was shown to be homogeneous and totally indistinguishable from natural cecropin A by chemical and physical criteria, as well as by its antibacterial activity against several Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms. The synthetic material was also used to establish unambiguously that the carboxyl-terminal blocking group of natural cecropin A is a primary amide as tentatively proposed earlier. The role of the amino terminus of cecropin A in antibacterial activity was investigated by the synthesis of two analogs.

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