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kassinin
Sign in to saveKassinin is a peptide derived from the Kassina frog. It belongs to tachykinin family of neuropeptides. It is secreted as a defense response, and is involved in neuropeptide signalling.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C59H95N15O18S
- Molecular weight
- 1334.5 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 3-amino-4-[[1-[2-[[6-amino-1-[[1-[[1-[[5-amino-1-[[1-[[1-[[2-[[1-[(1-amino-4-methylsulfanyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)amino]-4-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-2-oxoethyl]amino]-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl]amino]-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl]amino]-1,5-dioxopentan-2-yl]amino]-3-carboxy-1-oxopropan-2-yl]amino]-3-hydroxy-1-oxopropan-2-yl]amino]-1-oxohexan-2-yl]carbamoyl]pyrrolidin-1-yl]-3-methyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl]amino]-4-oxobutanoic acid
- SMILES
- CC(C)CC(C(=O)NC(CCSC)C(=O)N)NC(=O)CNC(=O)C(C(C)C)NC(=O)C(CC1=CC=CC=C1)NC(=O)C(CCC(=O)N)NC(=O)C(CC(=O)O)NC(=O)C(CO)NC(=O)C(CCCCN)NC(=O)C2CCCN2C(=O)C(C(C)C)NC(=O)C(CC(=O)O)N
- InChIKey
- NXTPETCPVNEEOP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -7.5
- Polar surface area
- 570 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 17
- H-bond acceptors
- 21
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
195 papers- Inhibitory effect of kassinin on salt intake induced by different natriorexigenic treatments in the rat.Brain research · 1988
- Kassinin: stimulation of insulin and glucagon secretion in the rat.Endocrinology · 1982
- Kassinin and substance P stimulate somatostatin release in the rat.Clinical science (London, England : 1979) · 1981
- Kassina senegalensis skin tachykinins: molecular cloning of kassinin and (Thr2, Ile9)-kassinin biosynthetic precursor cDNAs and comparative bioactivity of mature tachykinins on the smooth muscle of rat urinary bladder.Biochimie · 2009
- Eledoisin and Kassinin, but not Enterokassinin, stimulate ion transport in frog skin.Peptides · 2004
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 1333.670022
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- chemical formula
- C₅₉H₉₅N₁₅O₁₈S
- canonical SMILES
- NCCCCC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NCC(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)N)CCSC)CC(C)C)C(C)C)CC1=CC=CC=C1)CCC(=O)N)CC(=O)O)CO)NC(=O)C2CCCN2C(=O)C(C(C)C)NC(=O)C(CC(=O)O)N
- subject has role
- neurotransmitter
- found in taxon
- Senegal running frog
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Ion transportation
- Tachykinins
- As a research tool
- References
Kassinin is a peptide derived from the Kassina frog. It belongs to tachykinin family of neuropeptides. It is secreted as a defense response, and is involved in neuropeptide signalling.
The amino acid sequence is H-Asp-Val-Pro-Lys-Ser-Asp-Gln-Phe-Val-Gly-Leu-Met-NH2 (DVPKSDQFVGLM-NH2).
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