DCD-1 displays antimicrobial activity thereby limiting skin infection by potential pathogens in the first few hours after bacterial colonization. Highly effective against E.coli, E.faecalis, S.aureus and C.albicans. Optimal pH and salt concentration resemble the conditions in sweat. Also exhibits proteolytic activity. Source: Synthetic human Dermcidin Peptide (aa96-110), polyLysine-conjugated AA Sequence: (KGAVHDVKDVLDSVL), (KGAVHDVKDVLDSVL)8K7A Underlined amino acids differ from the original sequence; they were added or substituted for technical reasons