Isolation and identification of three leucokinins from the mosquito Aedes aegypti

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1994 Jul 29;202(2):715-9. doi: 10.1006/bbrc.1994.1989.

Abstract

Three leucokinins were isolated from the mosquito Aedes aegypti. The amino acid sequences of the Aedes leukokinins 1, 2 and 3 have been determined to be Asn-Ser-Lys-Tyr-Val-Ser-Lys-Gln-Lys-Phe-Tyr-Ser-Trp-Gly-amide, Asn-Pro-Phe-His-Ala-Trp-Gly-amide and Asn-Asn-Pro-Asn-Val-Phe-Tyr-Pro-Trp-Gly-amide, respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aedes / chemistry*
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Neuropeptides*
  • Oligopeptides / chemistry
  • Oligopeptides / isolation & purification*
  • Peptides / chemistry
  • Peptides / isolation & purification*
  • Sequence Analysis

Substances

  • Neuropeptides
  • Oligopeptides
  • Peptides
  • leucokinin 2
  • leucokinin 3
  • leucokinin 1