Hepcidins

**Definition:** Forms of hepcidin, a cationic amphipathic peptide synthesized in the liver as a prepropeptide which is first processed into prohepcidin and then into the biologically active hepcidin forms, including in human the 20-, 22-, and 25-amino acid residue peptide forms. Hepcidin acts as a homeostatic regulators of iron metabolism and also possesses antimicrobial activity.

**Tree numbers:** - D12.776.494.249 - D12.776.543.695.054.425

**Synonyms:** - Hepcidin - Liver-Expressed Antimicrobial Peptide