Isolation and identification of three RFamide-immunoreactive Peptides from the mosquito Aedes aegypti

Capa:Isolation and identification of three RFamide-immunoreactive Peptides from the mosquito Aedes aegypti

Autor(es): Veenstra, JA


Resumo: Three RFamide-immunoreactive Peptides were isolated from headless Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Their structures were identified by Edman degradation or a combination of amino acid composition analysis and mass spectrometry to be: Aedes head peptide 1 [23], [Pro(4)]-Aedes head peptide (i.e., pGlu-Arg-Pro-Pro-Ser-Leu-Lys-Thr- Arg-Phe-amide), and Leu-Lys-Thr-Arg-Phe-amide which have been named Aedes head Peptides 3 and 4, respectively. (C) 1999 by Elsevier Science Inc.


Palavras-Chave: Head Peptide; Aedes Aegypti; Neuropeptide; Fmrfamide


Imprenta: Peptides, v. 20, n. 1, p. 31-38, 1999


Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1016/S0196-9781(98)00153-3


Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Immunology


Data de publicação: 1999