Is s-Centipede Oligopeptide-1 Amide vegetarian?

s-Centipede Oligopeptide-1 Amide is a synthetically produced single-chain peptide identical to a portion of Scolopendrasin-I, an antimicrobial protein found in the centipede Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans. The peptide contains 14 amino acids with an amidated C-terminus, and is manufactured synthetically rather than extracted from the animal, but its sequence is derived from an insect/arthropod-source protein.

An ingredient is considered vegetarian if it avoids components derived from killing an animal.

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