This is a effectively agonistic peptide (mimotope) for diabetogenic T cell clone BDC2.5. It can stimulate BDC2.5 cells with cells showing good response to this mimotope. 1040-31 peptide is specific for BDC2.5 TCR Tg+ (transgenic) T cells. This peptide is also known as p31.

Phytic acid exists in all eukaryotic cells. In plants it is known to function as a [PO4]3? storage depot and precursor for other inositol phosphates and pyrophosphates. It can be used clinically as a complexing agent for removal of traces of heavy metal ions. It acts also as a hypocalcemic agent.

D-Lys(Z)-Pro-Arg-pNA is a luminescent substrate of activated protein C (APC).