Corazonin

Corazonin is a highly conserved neuropeptide hormone of wide-spread occurrence in insects, serves a central regulator of caste identity and behavior in social insects. Corazonin is also preferentially expressed in workers and/or foragers from other social insect species[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

122929-08-2

UNSPSC

12352209

Target

G Protein-coupled Receptor Kinase (GRK)

Type

Peptides

Related Pathways

GPCR/G Protein

Applications

Neuroscience-Neuromodulation

Field of Research

Neurological Disease

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/corazonin.html

Solubility

10 mM in DMSO

Smiles

O=C(O)C[C@@H](C(N)=O)NC([C@H]([C@H](O)C)NC([C@H](CC1=CNC2=C1C=CC=C2)NC(CNC([C@H](CCCNC(N)=N)NC([C@H](CO)NC([C@H](CC3=CC=C(O)C=C3)NC([C@H](CCC(N)=O)NC([C@H](CC4=CC=CC=C4)NC([C@H]([C@H](O)C)NC([C@H](CC5)NC5=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O)=O

Molecular Formula

C62H83N17O19

Molecular Weight

1370.42

References & Citations

[1]Kim YJ, et al. Corazonin receptor signaling in ecdysis initiation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Apr 27;101 (17) :6704-9. |[2]Gospocic J, et al. The Neuropeptide Corazonin Controls Social Behavior and Caste Identity in Ants. Cell. 2017 Aug 10;170 (4) :748-759.e12.