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Comparative aspects of structure and action of molluscan neuropeptides
Authors:Y. Muneoka  M. Kobayashi
Affiliation:(1) Physiological Laboratory, Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, 730 Hiroshima, (Japan)
Abstract:A number of neuropeptides were isolated from the ganglia and muscles of molluscs, and their actions were examined. Diverse neuropeptides, in addition to several classical neurotransmitters, were suggested to be involved in the regulation of the anterior byssus retractor muscle ofMytilus. A wide structural variety of members of theMytilus inhibitory peptide family was observed in each of the generaMytilus, Achatina andHelix. Gly-Trp-NH2, the C-terminal dipeptide fragment of the neuropeptide AGPWamide, showed a more potent action than the parent peptide in all of the muscles examined. Peptides related to some molluscan neuropeptides were found to be distributed interphyletically. Some neuropeptides containing ad-amino acid residue were found inAchatina andMytilus. These aspects of molluscan neuropeptides are thought not to be exceptional.
Keywords:Neuropeptide  Mollusca  ABRM  Mytilus  Achatina  Helix    font-variant:small-caps"  >d-amino acid residue
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