Argadin is a cyclopentapeptide chitinase inhibitor. Argadin inhibits chitinase B (ChiB) with a Ki value of 20 nM. Argadin can be used for the research of fungicid and insecticid.
Argadin has inhibitory activity for chitinase B (ChiB) with a Ki value of 20 nM[2].
References:
[1]. Jun Koseki, et al. Molecular Orbital Study of the Formation of Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding of a Ligand Molecule in a Protein Aromatic Hydrophobic Pocket. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2016;64(7):1031-5.
[2]. Hiroaki Gouda, et al. Computational analysis of the binding affinities of the natural-product cyclopentapeptides argifin and argadin to chitinase B from Serratia marcescens. Bioorg Med Chem. 2008 Apr 1;16(7):3565-79.