Crustacean Color-Change Hormone: Amino Acid Sequence and Chemical Synthesis
The blanching hormone of the prawn, Pandalus borealis , is pGlu-Leu-Asn-Phe-Ser-Pro-Gly-Trp-NH 2 . Its structure was settled by a combination of mass spectrometry and Edman-dansyl analysis of a thermolysin fragment. Confirmation of the structure was obtained by chemical synthesis from amino acids. T...
Published in: | Science |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1972
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.177.4044.173 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.177.4044.173 |
Summary: | The blanching hormone of the prawn, Pandalus borealis , is pGlu-Leu-Asn-Phe-Ser-Pro-Gly-Trp-NH 2 . Its structure was settled by a combination of mass spectrometry and Edman-dansyl analysis of a thermolysin fragment. Confirmation of the structure was obtained by chemical synthesis from amino acids. This neurosecreted hormone is active in picogram amounts when tested in shrimps. |
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