Recombinant Podisus maculiventris Thanatin

Insect defense peptide with a broad spectrum of activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and fungi. No activity against S.aureus. Stops respiration in bacteria but does not permeabilize their inner membranes.

If the delivery form is liquid, the default storage buffer is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 5%-50% glycerol. If the delivery form is lyophilized powder, the buffer before lyophilization is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 6% Trehalose, pH 8.0.

We recommend that this vial be briefly centrifuged prior to opening to bring the contents to the bottom. Please reconstitute protein in deionized sterile water to a concentration of 0.1-1.0 mg/mL.We recommend to add 5-50% of glycerol (final concentration) and aliquot for long-term storage at -20°C/-80°C. Our default final concentration of glycerol is 50%. Customers could use it as reference.

"Structure-activity analysis of thanatin, a 21-residue inducible insect defense peptide with sequence homology to frog skin antimicrobial peptides." Fehlbaum P., Bulet P., Chernysh S., Briand J.-P., Roussel J.-P., Letellier L., Hetru C., Hoffmann J.A. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 93:1221-1225 (1996)

The shelf life is related to many factors, storage state, buffer ingredients, storage temperature and the stability of the protein itself. Generally, the shelf life of liquid form is 6 months at -20°C/-80°C. The shelf life of lyophilized form is 12 months at -20°C/-80°C.