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A peptide with binding properties to various single-stranded copolymers of adenine, cytosine and to DNA. The tripeptide KWK recognizes and cleaves DNA at apurinic sites. See also H-Lys-Tyr-Lys-OH.
Prata et al. used C-terminally lipidated KWK for gene delivery.
Catalog Number
H-4265
One Letter Code
KWK
Molecular Formula
C₂₃H₃₆N₆O₄
Relative Molecular Mass
460.58
CAS Registry Number
38579-27-0
Source
Synthetic
Storage Conditions
-20 ± 5 °C
Application
Di- and Tripeptides
Links / Documents:
Bachem product citations
Product citations
A.Laigle and C.Lacombe,
Stud. Biophys.,
89,
11 (1982)