Crustacean Color-Change Hormone: Amino Acid Sequence and Chemical Synthesis

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Abstract
The blanching hormone of the prawn, Pandalus borealis , is pGlu-Leu-Asn-Phe-Ser-Pro-Gly-Trp-NH 2 . Its structure was settled by a combination of mass spectrometry and Edman-dansyl analysis of a thermolysin fragment. Confirmation of the structure was obtained by chemical synthesis from amino acids. This neurosecreted hormone is active in picogram amounts when tested in shrimps.

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