β-Bag Cell Peptide (Aplysia californica) trifluoroacetate salt

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
109024-47-7

[ Name ]:
β-Bag Cell Peptide (Aplysia californica) trifluoroacetate salt

[Synonym ]:
L-Histidine, N-[(2S,5S,8S,11S)-11,16-diamino-5-[3-[(aminoiminomethyl)amino]propyl]-1,4,7,10-tetrahydroxy-16-imino-8-(2-methylpropyl)-2-(phenylmethyl)-3,6,9,15-tetraazahexadeca-3,6,9-trien-1-ylidene]-
N-[(2S,5S,8S,11S)-11,16-Diamino-2-benzyl-5-(3-carbamimidamidopropyl)-1,4,7,10-tetrahydroxy-16-imino-8-isobutyl-3,6,9,15-tetraazahexadeca-3,6,9-trien-1-ylidene]-L-histidine
MFCD00167513

Biological Activity

[Description]:

β-Bag cell peptide is a neuroactive peptide. β-Bag cell peptide elevates cyclic AMP levels in the bag cell neurons. β-Bag cell peptide decreases the amplitudes of the voltage-dependent potassium currents[1].

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Neurological Disease
Signaling Pathways >> Membrane Transporter/Ion Channel >> Potassium Channel

[In Vitro]

β-Bag cell peptide (100 μM) produces a depolarization of isolated bag cell neurons[1]. β-Bag cell peptide activates a nonselective cation current mediated by sodium ions[1].

[References]

[1]. Loechner KJ, et al. Autoactive peptides act at three distinct receptors to depolarize the bag cell neurons of Aplysia. J Neurophysiol. 1994 Jan;71(1):195-203.  

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.4±0.1 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
995.4±75.0 °C at 760 mmHg

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C33H53N13O6

[ Molecular Weight ]:
727.857

[ Flash Point ]:
555.8±37.1 °C

[ Exact Mass ]:
727.424194

[ LogP ]:
1.86

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±0.3 mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.662