Bioactivity | Locustatachykinin I TFA is a insect tachykinin-related peptide isolated from Locusta migratoria. Locustatachykinin I TFA exhibits sequence homologies with the vertebrate tachykinins. In Lacanobia, Locustatachykinin I TFA is also a substrate for a deamidase[1][2]. |
Name | Locustatachykinin I TFA |
Shortening | GPSGFYGVR-NH2 |
Formula | C45H64F3N13O13 |
Molar Mass | 1052.06 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. L Schoofs, et al. Locustatachykinin I and II, two novel insect neuropeptides with homology to peptides of the vertebrate tachykinin family. FEBS Lett. 1990 Feb 26;261(2):397-401. [2]. R Elwyn Isaac, et al. Inactivation of a tachykinin-related peptide: identification of four neuropeptide-degrading enzymes in neuronal membranes of insects from four different orders. Peptides. 2002 Apr;23(4):725-33. |