Isolation and structural characterization of a novel peptide related to γ‐melanocyte stimulating hormone from the brain of the leech Theromyzon tessulatum
- 4 July 1994
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 348 (1), 102-106
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(94)00581-8
Abstract
This paper reports the purification of a novel pro-opiomelanocortin derivative peptide (a γ-melanocyte stimulating hormone-like (γ-MSH-like) molecule) from the brain of the leech Theromyzon tessulatum. After reverse-phase HPLC purification, the sequence of the γ-MSH-like peptide (YVMGHFRWDKFamide) was established by a combination of automated Edman degradation, electrospray mass spectrometry measurement, enzymatic treatment and co-elution experiments in reverse-phase HPLC with synthetic peptides.Keywords
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