A New Mast Cell Degranulating Peptide "Mastoparan" in the Venom of Vespula lewisii

YUKO HIRAI; TADASHI YASUHARA; HISANOBU YOSHIDA; TERUMI NAKAJIMA; MASAHIKO FUJINO; CHIEKO KITADA

doi:10.1248/cpb.27.1942

YUKO HIRAI, TADASHI YASUHARA, HISANOBU YOSHIDA, TERUMI NAKAJIMA, MASAHIKO FUJINO, CHIEKO KITADA

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Keywords: mastoparan

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1979 Volume 27 Issue 8 Pages 1942-1944

DOI https://doi.org/10.1248/cpb.27.1942

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Abstract

The new mast cell degranulating peptide "mastoparan" was isolated from the venom of Vespula lewisii (Vespid wasp) and the peptide was synthesized chemically. Mastoparan is tetradecapeptide amide constituted of the restricted amino acid and the repeated sequence.

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