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ANTIMICROBIAL AMINO ACID SEQUENCES DERIVED FROM ALPHA-MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONE

CATANIA Anna Pia, LIPTON James M.

Journal not recorded17 Mar 2000

PepBankPUB-95945752
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Summary

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Results from this study4

No result from this study comes from a test of the peptide.

Studies that did not test the peptide alone4

In this study, KPV was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. These results are not evidence about taking KPV.

  1. 01LabNot a test of KPV aloneIn vitro (cells)Activity measurement

    In lab tests, a-MSH-derived peptides, including those with the KPV sequence, showed antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus.

    In plain wordsIn lab tests, peptides derived from a-MSH, including ones with the KPV sequence, acted against Staphylococcus aureus.

    Peptide
    KPV
    Outcome
    Not applicableAntimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Outcome group
    Infection and antimicrobial activity · Infection

    Source sentences

    Summary
    It has been found that this peptide, and other peptides derived from a-MSH, possess antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Of particular interest are those peptides that include the amino acid sequence KPV, or those including the sequence MEHFRWG.

    In this study, KPV was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking KPV.

  2. 02LabNot a test of KPV aloneIn vitro (cells)Activity measurement

    In lab tests, a-MSH-derived peptides, including those with the KPV sequence, showed antimicrobial activity against Candida albicans.

    In plain wordsIn lab tests, peptides derived from a-MSH, including ones with the KPV sequence, acted against Candida albicans.

    Peptide
    KPV
    Outcome
    Not applicableAntimicrobial activity against Candida albicans
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Outcome group
    Infection and antimicrobial activity · Infection

    Source sentences

    Summary
    It has been found that this peptide, and other peptides derived from a-MSH, possess antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Of particular interest are those peptides that include the amino acid sequence KPV, or those including the sequence MEHFRWG.

    In this study, KPV was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking KPV.

  3. 03LabNot a test of KPV aloneIn vitro (cells)Activity measurement

    In lab tests, a-MSH peptides had antimicrobial effects over a broad concentration range, including the picomolar range.

    In plain wordsIn lab tests, a-MSH peptides acted against microbes over a wide range of concentrations, including very low ones.

    Peptide
    KPV
    Outcome
    Not applicableAntimicrobial effect across concentration range
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Outcome group
    Infection and antimicrobial activity · Infection

    Source sentences

    Summary
    These a-MSH peptides exhibited antimicrobial effects over a broad concentration range, including the physiological (picomolar)range.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Of particular interest are those peptides that include the amino acid sequence KPV, or those including the sequence MEHFRWG.

    In this study, KPV was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking KPV.

  4. 04LabNot a test of KPV aloneIn vitro (cells)Activity measurement

    Among a-MSH peptides, those with the C-terminal amino acid sequence of a-MSH had the most potent antimicrobial activity.

    In plain wordsIn lab tests, a-MSH peptides with the end sequence of a-MSH were the strongest against microbes.

    Peptide
    KPV
    Outcome
    Not applicablePotency by peptide sequence
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Outcome group
    Infection and antimicrobial activity · Infection

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Peptides having the most potent antimicrobial activity were those bearing the C-terminal amino acid sequence of a-MSH.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Of particular interest are those peptides that include the amino acid sequence KPV, or those including the sequence MEHFRWG.

    In this study, KPV was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking KPV.

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Version history

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  1. Version 3Current

    10 Oct 2026, 08:19 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 2

    9 Oct 2026, 03:03 UTC

    Study data updated · source update from Europe PMC

  3. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 02:56 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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