Purity ~90% (SDS-PAGE). Seems to act as a signaling molecule involved in the maintenance of iron homeostasis. Seems to be required in conjunction with HFE to regulate both intestinal iron absorption and iron storage in macrophages Has very strong antibacterial activity against the marine Gram-negative bacteria V.alginolyticus (MIC=24uM), V.fluvialis, V.harveyis (MIC=12uM) and V.parahaemolyticus (MIC=6uM). Has antibacterial activity against the Gram-negative bacteria A.hydrophila (MIC=6uM), E.coli (MIC=24uM), and E.coli BL21(DE3)plysS (MIC=6uM), and the Gram-positive bacteria B.cereus (MIC=24uM), B.subtilis (MIC=6uM), C.glutamicum (MIC=3uM), M.luteus (MIC=3uM), M.lysodeikticus, S.aureus (MIC=6uM) and S.epidermis (MIC=12uM). Possesses antifungal activity against A.niger (MIC=24uM), F.graminearum (MIC=24uM) and F.solani (MIC=24uM), but lacks antifungal activity against the yeasts P.pastoris GS115 and C.albicans. Source: Recombinant protein corresponding to aa65-85 from larimichthys crocea Hepcidin, expressed in