Gap 26 (TFA)

Gap 26 TFA is a connexin mimetic peptide, composed of residue numbers 63-75 of the first extracellular loop of connexin 43 (gap junction blocker), containing the SHVR amino acid motif[1].

Product Specifications

UNSPSC

12352209

Target

Connexin; Gap Junction Protein

Type

Peptides

Related Pathways

Cytoskeleton

Applications

Neuroscience-Neuromodulation

Field of Research

Cardiovascular Disease

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/gap-26-tfa.html

Purity

99.68

Solubility

DMSO : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic) |H2O : 50 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

Smiles

OC(C(F)(F)F)=O.O=C(N[C@@H](CS)C(N[C@@H](CC1=CC=C(C=C1)O)C(N[C@@H](CC(O)=O)C(N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(N[C@@H](CO)C(N[C@@H](CC2=CC=CC=C2)C(N3[C@@H](CCC3)C(N[C@@H]([C@@H](C)CC)C(N[C@@H](CO)C(N[C@@H](CC4=CNC=N4)C(N[C@@H](C(C)C)C(N[C@@H](CCCNC(N)=N)C(O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)[C@H](C(C)C)N

Molecular Formula

C72H108F3N19O21S

Molecular Weight

1664.80

References & Citations

[1]Katleen Braet, et al. Photoliberating inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate triggers ATP release that is blocked by the connexin mimetic peptide gap 26. Cell Calcium. 2003 Jan;33 (1) :37-48.|[2]Chaytor AT, et al. Peptides homologous to extracellular loop motifs of connexin 43 reversibly abolish rhythmic contractile activity in rabbit arteries. J Physiol. 1997 Aug 15;503 (Pt 1) :99-110.