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Medchemexpress LLC Histatin 5 TFA | 115966-68-2 | 99.98% | 3150.31 | 5 MG

Supplier: Medchemexpress LLC HYP0273A5MG
Histatin 5 TFA is an inhibitor of host matrix metalloproteinases MMP-2 and MMP-9, with IC50 values of 0.57 μM and 0.25 μM, respectively. It is a salivary protein that also exhibits antifungal activity by inhibiting mitochondrial respiration in *Candida albicans* cells. Histatin 5 is taken up by *Candida albicans* and associates with mitochondria intracellularly, reducing respiration in isolated mitochondria and intact blastoconidia in a dose and time-dependent manner.
- Inhibits host matrix metalloproteinases MMP-2 and MMP-9.
- Exhibits antifungal activity against *Candida albicans* by inhibiting mitochondrial respiration.
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