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11034137

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-13
pubmed:abstractText
1. We searched for bioactive peptides, most of which were considered to be neuropeptides, in various animals of several phyla. These peptides were compared with each other and with peptides identified by many other investigators. Consequently, we found that structures of neuropeptides are generally conserved in each phylum. 2. We also found some exceptional interesting aspects. First, there are a number of peptide groups whose members are distributed among several phyla. Second, there are many structural similarities between molluscan and annelidan peptides as if molluscs and annelids were the animals in a phylum. Third, certain toxic peptides of invertebrates are closely related to vertebrate neuropeptides. 3. In addition to the above phylogenetic aspects, we found some other interesting aspects. A wide structural variety of members of a peptide group is generally found in invertebrate species. Invertebrate muscles seem to be generally regulated not only by some or several classical non-peptidic neuromediators but also by various peptidic neuromediators. Peptides containing a D-amino acid residue are not rare.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0236-5383
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
111-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparative aspects of invertebrate neuropeptides.
pubmed:affiliation
Faculty of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Review