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Magainin 1 is a cationic peptide originally isolated from the skin of the African clawed frog (X. laevis) with roles in host defense and antimicrobial activity.1 It reduces germination percentage and mean tube elongation in kiwi fruit pollen (EC50s = 14 and 15.8 µM, respectively).2 Magainin 1 decreases viral replication in Vero cells infected with herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) or HSV-2 (EC50s = 36.59 and 33.2 µM, respectively) without affecting cell viability (CC50 = >100 µM).3 It induces apoptosis in HL-60 cells when used at concentrations of 10 and 50 µM and hemolysis in isolated human erythrocytes at 50 µM.4 Magainin 1 (10 and 50 µM) induces DNA fragmentation in HL-60 cells in a reporter assay.
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1. Evaluation of magainin I interactions with lipid membranes: An optical and electrochemical study. Chem. Phys. Lipids 165(5), 537-544 (2012).
2. In vitro toxicity towards kiwifruit pollen of the antimicrobial peptides magainins 1 and 2. Plant Biol. (Stuttg.) 9(6), 800-806 (2007).
3. Antiviral activity of antimicrobial cationic peptides against Junin virus and herpes simplex virus. Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents 23(4), 382-389 (2004).
4. In vitro biological activities of magainin alone or in combination with nisin. Peptides 27(6), 1201-1209 (2006).