Structural Prerequisites for Receptor Binding of Helicokinin I, a Diuretic Insect Neuropeptide from<i>Helicoverpa zea</i>
作者:Chien Tran Van、Tino Zdobinsky、Guiscard Seebohm、Dirk Nennstiel、Oliver Zerbe、Jürgen Scherkenbeck
DOI:10.1002/ejoc.201301773
日期:2014.5
In insects essential physiological processes such as muscle activity or water balance are controlled by neuropeptides. However, owing to their metabolic instability and adverse physicochemical properties peptides are unsuited as crop protection agents. Helicokinin I, a diuretic neuropeptide of cotton pest Helicoverpa zea represents a most promising target for the design of neuropeptide mimetics. Several
在昆虫中,肌肉活动或水平衡等基本生理过程由神经肽控制。然而,由于它们的代谢不稳定性和不利的理化特性,肽不适合作为作物保护剂。Helicokinin I 是一种棉花害虫 Helicoverpa zea 的利尿神经肽,是设计神经肽模拟物的最有希望的目标。合成了几种含有支架的螺旋藻素类似物,这些支架具有不同的刚性和 N 和 C 端肽链的不同方向,并测试了受体结合。