doi: 10.1271/bbb.60.355.
Isolation and partial structure of a unique lipophilic peptide, VAP peptide, from the heads of male silkworm moths
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Isolation and partial structure of a unique lipophilic peptide, VAP peptide, from the heads of male silkworm moths
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem.
1996 Feb.
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Abstract
A new lipophilic peptide was isolated from the MeOH-CH2Cl2 extract of adult heads of the male silkworm, Bombyx mori, by monitoring the diapause egg-inducing activity. Partial amino acid sequencing (1-55) revealed this peptide to be a unique type having a high content of lipophilic amino acids, Val, Ala, and Pro, and many repeating sequences. The compound was thus named VAP peptide.
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