KALA, an amphiphilic peptide, adopts an α-helical conformation under physiological pH conditions. It functions as a fusogenic peptide, modifying the liposomal membrane that encapsulates plasmid DNA, thereby facilitating liver targeting and DNA transfection through galactose receptors.
Kalafungin antimicrobial agent that is inhibitory in vitro against a variety of pathogenic fungi, yeasts, protozoa, gram-positive bacteria, and, to a lesser extent, gram-negative bacteria.
Almokalant is a class III antiarrhythmic drug, acts as a potassium channel blocker. And it inhibits a specific component (Ikr) of the time-dependent delayed rectifier K+ current.
Kalata B7, a cyclotide isolated from Oldenlandia affinis DC (Rubiaceae), possesses membrane-permeating capabilities and acts as a partial agonist of oxytocin- and vasopressin V1a-receptors [1] [2].