WWamides

These biologically active heptapeptide amides were originally isolated from ganglia of the African giant snail, Achatina fulica. The synthetic WWamide-1 displayed an inhibitory activity on a central neuron of the snail and exhibited peripherally modulatory effects on muscular contractions in various tissues of the snail and other molluscs.

Family Literatur:
H.Minakata et al., FEBS Lett., 323, 104 (1993)