Table 2

Amino acid sequence of natural amphibian skin tachykinins

Source/PeptidePrimary StructureReference
Physalaemus biligonigerus (fuscumaculatus) Anastasi et al., 1964;
Erspamer et al., 1964
 Physalaemin (PHYS) pGlu-Ala-Asp-Pro-Asn-Lys-Phe-Tyr-Gly-Leu-Met-NH2
Uperuleia rugosa Nakajima et al., 1980
 [Lys5, Thr6]PHYS pGlu-Ala-Asp-Pro-Lys-Thr-Phe-Tyr-Gly-Leu-Met-NH2
Uperuleia marmorata Anastasi et al., 1975
 Uperolein pGlu-Pro-Asp-Pro-Asn-Ala-Phe-Tyr-Gly-Leu-Met-NH2
Uperuleia inundata Bradford et al., 1996
 Uperin pGlu-Ala-Asp-Pro-Asn-Ala-Phe-Tyr-Gly-Leu-Met-NH2
Kassina (Hylambates) maculata Yasuhara et al., 1981
 Hylambatin Asp-Pro-Pro-Asp-Pro-Asn-Arg-Phe-Tyr-Gly-Leu-Met-NH2
 [Glu2, Pro5]Kassinin Asp-Glu-Pro-Lys-Pro-Asp-Gln-Phe-Val-Gly-Leu-Met-NH2
Kassina senegalensis Anastasi et al., 1976
 Kassinin Asp-Val-Pro-Lys-Ser-Asp-Gln-Phe-Val-Gly-Leu-Met-NH2
Rana margaratae Lu et al., 1990
 Ranamargarin Asp-Asp-Ala-Ser-Asp-Arg-Ala-Lys-Lys-Phe-Tyr-Gly-Leu-Met-NH2
Phyllomedusa bicolor Anastasi and Falconieri Erspamer, 1970
 Phyllomedusin pGlu-Pro-Asn-Pro-Asn-Arg-Phe-Ile-Gly-Leu-Met-NH2
Pseudophryne guntheri Simmaco et al., 1990
 PG-SP1 pGlu-Pro-Asn-Pro-Asp-Glu-Phe-Tyr-Gly-Leu-Met-NH2
 PG-SP2 pGlu-Pro-Asn-Pro-Asn-Glu-Phe-Tyr-Gly-Leu-Met-NH2
 PG-KI pGlu-Pro-His-Pro-Asp-Glu-Phe-Val-Gly-Leu-Met-NH2
 PG-KII pGlu-Pro-Asn-Pro-Asp-Glu-Phe-Val-Gly-Leu-Met-NH2
 PG-KIII pGlu-Pro-His-Pro-Asn-Glu-Phe-Val-Gly-Leu-Met-NH2
Agalychnis callidryas Mignogna et al., 1997
 AC-AL Gly-Pro-Pro-Asp-Pro-Asn-Lys-Phe-Ile-Gly-Leu-Met-NH2
 AC-AR1 Gly-Pro-Pro-Asp-Pro-Asp-Arg-Phe-Tyr-Pro-Gly-Met-NH2
 AC-AR2 Gly-Pro-Pro-Asp-Pro-Asp-Lys-Phe-Tyr-Pro-Gly-Met-NH2
 AC-AR3 pGlu-Pro-Asp-Pro-Asp-Lys-Phe-Tyr-Pro-Glyl-Met-NH2
 AC-AR4 Gly-Pro-Pro-Asp-Pro-Asn-Lys-Phe-Tyr-Pro-Val-Met-NH2