ExtracellularDeathFactor(EDF)isthedramaticnamegiventoaninterestinglinearpentapeptideproducedbyE.coli,firstidentifiedbyEngelberg-Kulkaandcolleaguesin2007andpublishedinScience.
EDFissolubleinethanol,methanol,DMForDMSO.Goodwatersolubility.
CASNumber
960129-66-2
MolecularFormula
C27H36N10O10
MolecularWeight
660.6
MechanismofAction
EDFactsasaquorumsensingagent,regulatingbacterialcelldensitybybalancingthelevelsoftoxinandantitoxinviamazEF-mediatedcelldeathgenes.
StorageConditions
-20°C