Allatostatin IV

Names

[ Name ]:
Allatostatin IV

[Synonym ]:
asp-arg-leu-tyr-ser-phe-gly-leu-nh2
h-asp-arg-leu-tyr-ser-phe-gly-leu-nh2
allatostatin iv
drlysfgl-nh2
type a allatostatin iv

Biological Activity

[Description]:

Allatostatin IV is an octapeptide amine. Allatostatins are pleiotropic neuropeptides for inhibition of juvenile hormone synthesis in insects.

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Others

Signaling Pathways >> Others >> Others

[References]

[1]. Stay B, et al. The role of allatostatins in juvenile hormone synthesis in insects and crustaceans. Annu Rev Entomol. 2007;52:277-99.

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₄₅H₆₈N₁₂O₁₂

[ Molecular Weight ]:
969.09

[ Exact Mass ]:
968.50800

[ PSA ]:
412.47000

[ LogP ]:
2.16530

MSDS

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Safety Information

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves;type N95 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

Articles

Allatostatin immunoreactivity in the honeybee brain.

J. Comp. Neurol. 518 , 1391-1417, (2010)

Information transmission and processing in the brain is achieved through a small family of chemical neurotransmitters and neuromodulators and a very large family of neuropeptides. In order to understa...

Allatoregulatory peptides in Lepidoptera, structures, distribution and functions.

J. Insect Physiol. 54 , 969-980, (2008)

Allatoregulatory peptides either inhibit (allatostatins) or stimulate (allatotropins) juvenile hormone (JH) synthesis by the corpora allata (CA) of insects. However, these peptides are pleitropic, the...

Biochemical and molecular characterization of allatotropin and allatostatin from the Eri silkworm, Samia cynthia ricini.

Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol. 37 , 90-96, (2007)

In a previous study, allatotropic and allatostatic activities were observed in brain extract from the Eri silkworm, Samia cynthia ricini (Samcri) [Li, S., Jiang, R.-J., Cao, M.-X., 2002b. Allatotropic...