The synthetic peptide has weak antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative bacterium E.coli ATCC 10536 (PubMed:24157790). It does not show antimicrobial activity against the Gram-positive bacteria B.amyloliquefacies S499, L.monocytogenes 2231 and S.aureus ATCC 29213, against the Gram-negative bacteria P.putida BTP1 and P.aeruginosa PaO1, or against the fungi S.cerevisiae, R.mucilaginosa, C.cucumerinum, F.oxysporum and B.cinerea (PubMed:24157790). Expressed by the venom gland.