Sequence 3 letters:

Lys-Asn-Glu-Phe-Ile-Arg-Phe

Sequence:

KNEFIRF

Cas No. :

Molecular Formula:

C₄₅H₆₉N₁₃O₁₀

Molecular Weight:

952.1

Description

This neuropeptide has originally been isolated from head extracts of the nematode Ascaris suum. AF-1 is suggested to be the mediator of a physiological signaling system involved in the control of locomotion in Ascaris.

Reference

• Cowden C, Stretton AO, Davis RE. AF1, a sequenced bioactive neuropeptide isolated from the nematode Ascaris suum. Neuron. 1989;2(5):1465-73.