Table 2.
Origins and primary structures of Brevinin peptides with stimulative impacts on insulin release
| Peptides | Species | Primary structures | Rate of action | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brevinin-1Pa | Lithobates pipiens | FLPIIAGVAAKVFPKIFCAISKKC | Marenah et al. (2005) | |
| Brevinin-1E, Brevinin-2Ec | Pelophylax saharicus |
FLPLLAGLAANFLPKIFCKITRKC GILLDKLKNFAKTAGKGVLQSLLNTASCKLSGQC |
Marenah et al. (2006) | |
| Brevinin-1CBb | Lithobates catesbeianus | FLPFIARLAAKVFPSIICSVTKKC | 119% of basal rate at a concentration of 30 nM | Mechkarska et al. (2011) |
| Brevinin-2GUb | Hylarana. guentheri | GVIIDTLKGAAKTVAAELLRKAHCKLTNSC | 139% of basal rate at a concentration of 0.1 µM | Conlon et al. (2008) |
| Brevinin-2-related peptide (B2RP) | Lithobates septentrionalis | GIWDTIKSMGKVFAGKILQNL | 148% of basal rate at a concentration of 1 µM | Abdel-Wahab et al. (2010) |
| Gaegurin-6 | Glandirana emeljanovi | FLPLLAGLAANFLPTIICKISYKC | Kim et al. (2010) | |
| Brevinin-1 ITa Brevinin-1 ITb | Rana italica |
IVPFLLGMVPKLVCLITKKC VFLGAIAQALTSLLGKLNH |
The basal rate in the presence of 5.6 mm glucose at a concentration of  M of Brevinin-1ITa |
Conlon et al. (2017) |