Table 1.
Peptide | Sequence |
Rat urocortin 1 (1–40) | D D P P L S I D L T F H L L R T L L E L A R T Q S Q R E R A E Q N R I I F D S V |
Rat urocortin 1 (8–40) | - - - - - - - D L T F H L L R T L L E L A R T Q S Q R E R A E Q N R I I F D S V f H L L R E V L E B A R A E Q L A Q E A H K N R K L B E I I |
Astressina | * * |
All peptides were synthesized as C-terminal amides. The truncated rat urocortin 1 (8–40) is N-terminally acetylated.
a f indicates D-phenylalanine; B, norleucine.
* Lactam bridge connecting the side chains of glutamic acid and lysine.