Locustatachykinin I

Locustatachykinin I is a insect tachykinin-related peptide isolated from Locusta migratoria. Locustatachykinin I exhibits sequence homologies with the vertebrate tachykinins. In Lacanobia, Locustatachykinin I is also a substrate for a deamidase[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[126985-97-5]

UNSPSC

12352209

Target

Others

Type

Peptides

Related Pathways

Others

Applications

Metabolism-protein/nucleotide metabolism

Field of Research

Endocrinology; Neurological Disease

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/locustatachykinin-i.html

Purity

98.42

Solubility

H2O : ≥ 100 mg/mL

Smiles

N=C(N)NCCC[C@@H](C(N)=O)NC([C@H](C(C)C)NC(CNC([C@H](CC1=CC=C(O)C=C1)NC([C@H](CC2=CC=CC=C2)NC(CNC([C@H](CO)NC([C@H]3N(C(CN)=O)CCC3)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O

Molecular Formula

C43H63N13O11

Molecular Weight

938.04

References & Citations

[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.