Peptide name : Figainin 2BN

Source/Organism : Norepinephrine-stimulated skin secretion, the Giant Gladiator Treefrog, the Rusty Treefrog, Trinidad, South America

Linear/Cyclic : Linear

Chirality : Not found

Peptide length: 27

C-terminal modification: Linear

N-terminal modification : Amidation

Non-natural peptide information: None

Assay type : Not specified

Assay time : Not found

Activity : LC50 : 7-14 µM

Cell line : HT-29

Cancer type : Colon adenocarcinoma

Other activity : Not found

Amino acid composition bar chart :

Molecular mass : 2774.3896 Dalton

Aliphatic index : 1.625

Instability index : 15.3074

Hydrophobicity (GRAVY) : 1.0074

Isoelectric point : 10.302

Charge (pH 7) : 2.8443

Aromaticity : 0.037

Molar extinction coefficient (cysteine, cystine): (0, 0)

Hydrophobic/hydrophilic ratio : 2.375

hydrophobic moment : 0.8885

Missing amino acid : C,R,W,T,M,I,E,D,Y,N

Most occurring amino acid : L

Most occurring amino acid frequency : 9

Least occurring amino acid : F

Least occurring amino acid frequency : 1

Secondary structure fraction (Helix, Turn, Sheet): (0.5, 0.2, 0.4)

SMILES Notation: CC(C)C[C@H](NC(=O)[C@H](C)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)CNC(=O)[C@H](CC(C)C)NC(=O)[C@@H](N)Cc1ccccc1)C(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)NCC(=O)N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)NCC(=O)N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N1CCC[C@H]1C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CO)C(=O)N[C@@H](CO)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](Cc1c[nH]cn1)C(=O)N[C@@H](CO)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(N)=O)C(=O)O)C(C)C

1 : Conlon JM, et al. Purification, Conformational Analysis and Cytotoxic Activities of Host-Defense Peptides from the Giant Gladiator Treefrog Boana boans (Hylidae: Hylinae). Antibiotics (Basel). 2023; 12:(unknown pages). doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12071102

Paper title : Purification, Conformational Analysis and Cytotoxic Activities of Host-Defense Peptides from the Giant Gladiator Treefrog Boana boans (Hylidae: Hylinae).

Doi : https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12071102

Abstract : Frogs from the extensive amphibian family Hylidae are a rich source of peptides with therapeutic potential. Peptidomic analysis of norepinephrine-stimulated skin secretions from the Giant Gladiator Treefrog Boana boans (Hylidae: Hylinae) collected in Trinidad led to the isolation and structural characterization of five host-defense peptides with limited structural similarity to figainin 2 and picturin peptides from other frog species belonging to the genus Boana. In addition, the skin secretions contained high concentrations of tryptophyllin-BN (WRPFPFL) in both C-terminally α-amidated and non-amidated forms. Figainin 2BN (FLGVALKLGKVLG KALLPLASSLLHSQ) and picturin 1BN (GIFKDTLKKVVAAVLTTVADNIHPK) adopt α-helical conformations in trifluroethanol-water mixtures and in the presence of cell membrane models (sodium dodecylsulfate and dodecylphosphocholine micelles). The CD data also indicate contributions from turn structures. Both peptides and picturin 2BN (GLMDMLKKVGKVALT VAKSALLP) inhibited the growth of clinically relevant Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria with MIC values in the range 7.8-62.5 µM. Figainin 2BN was potently cytotoxic to A549, MDA-MB-231 and HT-29 human tumor-derived cells (LC₅₀ = 7-14 µM) but displayed comparable potency against non-neoplastic HUVEC cells (LC₅₀ = 15 µM) indicative of lack of selectivity for cancer cells.