title: Structures and actions of Mytilus inhibitory peptides.
abstract: Two congeneric peptides that inhibit contraction of the anterior byssus retractor muscle of Mytilus edulis were isolated from the pedal ganglia of the mussel. Their structures were determined to be H-Gly-Ser-Pro-Met-Phe-Val-NH2 and H-Gly-Ala-Pro-Met-Phe-Val-NH2. These hexapeptides also showed inhibitory action on contractions in several other molluscan muscles, such as the cardiac muscle of Meretrix lusoria and the penis retractor muscle of Achatina fulica.
authors: Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Japan.
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authors: Hirata
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authors: Kubota
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authors: Iwasawa
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authors: Takabatake
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authors: Ikeda
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authors: Muneoka
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D049872:Bivalvia; D005724:Ganglia / Q000032:analysis*; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000032:analysis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D014020:Tissue Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: C055988:Mytilus inhibitory peptide; D009842:Oligopeptides; D014020:Tissue Extracts