Last updated: 10th May 2008

Commercial Entities

Abnova Corporation Abnova manufactures and sells recombinant proteins, defensins being one of them.

Albachem Ltd Albachem Ltd synthesises and sells peptides, defensins being one of them.

American Laboratory Products Company (ALPCO Diagnostics) Alpco is dedicated to the development and production of antibody immunoassay kits for various proteins, as well as the production of specific antigens. Immunoassay kits and antigenic segments are commercially available for the human beta-defensins.

American Peptide Company American Peptide Co. manufactures and sells peptides, defensins being one of them.

AnaSpec Inc. AnaSpec manufactures and sells peptides, defensins being one of them.

Bachem AG Bachem manufactures and sells peptides, defensins being one of them.

Biotrend Chemikalien GmbH BCG manufactures and sells peptides, defensins being one of them.

Cell Sciences Inc. Cell Sciences manufactures and sells peptides, defensins being one of them.

Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. A new class of antibiotics called cationic steroid antibiotics (CSAs) is being developed by Ceragenix Pharmaceuticals for the topical and systemic treatment of skin infections and life-threatening diseases. CSAs are non-peptide mimics of compounds that are found naturally in the human body, cathelicidins and defensins, which form part of the body's innate immune system.

Chemicon Chemicon, which is part of the Millipore group, manufactures and sells peptides, defensins being one of them.