Pev-kinin 6 |
pEVNFSPGWGTamide |
small juvenile stem cells |
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These myotropic invertebrate neuropeptides, which are active in a cockroach hindgut muscle contraction bioassay, have been isolated from the white shrimp Penaeus vannamei. The peptides are related to members of the family of Leucokinins (Nieto et al, 1998, 1999).
Pev-kinins comprise
Pev-kinin 1 [ASFSPWGamide; Ala-Ser-Phe-Ser-Pro-Trp-Glyamide]
Pev-kinin 2 [DFSAWAamide; Asp-Phe-Ser-Ala-Trp-Alaamide]
Pev-kinin 3 [PAFSPWGamide; Pro-Ala-Phe-Ser-Pro-Trp-Glyamide]
Pev-kinin 4 [
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