Aib-containing analogues of the insect kinin neuropeptide family demonstrate resistance to an insect angiotensin-converting enzyme and potent diuretic activity

Peptides

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-57

  Nachman, Ronald J ^a   Isaac, R Elwyn ^b   Coast, Geoffrey M ^c   Holman, G Mark ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acheta; beta turn; cockroach; cricket; Leucophaea; Malpighian tubule

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 2 METHYLPROPIONIC ACID; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; KININ; NEUROPEPTIDE; PENTAPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUID BALANCE; INSECT; MALPIGHIAN TUBULE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FAMILY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINOISOBUTYRIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; COCKROACHES; DIURETICS; GRYLLIDAE; HOUSEFLIES; HYDROLYSIS; INSECT PROTEINS; KININS; MALPIGHIAN TUBULES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NEUROPEPTIDES; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 0030939419     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-9781(96)00233-1     Document Type: Article

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