Identification | Back Directory | [Name]
Corazonin (Schistocerca americana) | [CAS]
138968-27-1 | [Synonyms]
Corazonin (Schistocerca americana) L-Aspartamide, 5-oxo-L-prolyl-L-threonyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-glutaminyl-L-tyrosyl-L-seryl-L-histidylglycyl-L-tryptophyl-L-threonyl- | [Molecular Formula]
C62H79N17O18 | [MOL File]
138968-27-1.mol | [Molecular Weight]
1350.42 |
Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Uses]
[His7] Corazonin, a neurohormone, induces dark color in the cuticle and epidermis of Locusta migratoria[1]. | [References]
[1] Seiji Tanaka, et al. The dark-color inducing neuropeptide, [His 7]-corazonin, causes a shift in morphometic characteristics towards the gregarious phase in isolated-reared (solitarious) Locusta migratoria. Journal of Insect Physiology 48(11):1065-1074. DOI:10.1016/s0022-1910(02)00199-3 |
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