ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF A NOVEL PEPTIDE FROM THE ACCESSORY SEX GLAND OF THE FEMALE HOUSE-FLY, MUSCA-DOMESTICA

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作者
WAGNER, RM
WOODS, CW
HAYES, JA
KOCHANSKY, JP
HILL, JC
FRASER, BA
机构
[1] USDA ARS, BELTSVILLE AGR RES CTR, INST PLANT SCI, INSECT NEUROBIOL & HORMONE LAB, BELTSVILLE, MD 20705 USA
[2] UNIV MARYLAND, DEPT ANIM SCI, COLL PK, MD 20809 USA
[3] US FDA, CTR BIOL EVALUAT & RES, BETHESDA, MD 20892 USA
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10.1006/bbrc.1993.1971
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A peptide of novel structure was isolated from accessory glands of the female house fly, Musca domestica by molecular-weight limit centrifugal ultrafiltration and reversed-phase HPLC. After amino acid and protein sequence analyses, the structure of this peptide was confirmed by chemical synthesis and plasma desorption mass spectral analysis to be Leu-Leu-Asn-Ala-Leu-Pro-Leu-Asp-Ala-Leu-Ser-Ser-Leu-Thr-Gly-NH2. The accessory gland peptide stimulated contraction of the house fly oviduct at concentrations of 10-7 M and above. © 1993 Academic press, Inc.
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