title: Bioactive peptides of annelids are closely related to those of molluscs.
abstract: Several bioactive peptides were isolated from some annelids. Each of the annelidan peptides seemed to be a member of a previously found molluscan peptide family.
authors.affiliation: Fac. of Sci., Hiroshima University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ukena
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oumi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Matsushima
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Morishita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Muneoka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Minakata
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000845:Annelida / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008974:Mollusca / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009835:Oligochaeta / Q000737:chemistry; D010455:Peptides / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D011077:Polychaeta / Q000737:chemistry; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides