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List of peptide properties
DFBP ID - DFBPNEUR0106(Neuropeptide peptide)
DFBP ID DFBPNEUR0106
Peptide sequence PDHHMMYF
Type Native peptide
Peptide/Function name Neuropeptide, LP3
Function-activity relationship
Main bioactivity Neuropeptide activity
Otheir bioactivity N.D
Calculated physicochemical properties
Three-letter amino acid Pro-Asp-His-His-Met-Met-Tyr-Phe
Single-letter amino acid PDHHMMYF
Peptide length 8
Peptide mass
Experimental mass Theoretical mass
1109.20 Da 1077.24 Da c
Net charge 0.00 c
Isoelectric point (pI) 6.03 c
IC50 N.D
pIC50 N.D
GRAVY -0.7750 c
Hydrophilic residue ratio 50% c
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Peptide source & Food-borne protein(s) search
Classification Animal, Marine
Organism/Source Horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus
Precursor protein Brains (including both the protocerebrum and the circumesophageal ring)
Residue position N.D
Precursor protein(s) search
No matching precursor protein found
Link-research
There are no literature reports on the discovery of this sequence in other food-source proteins.
Biological/Functional activity & target protein
Neuropeptide activity

Peptide LP3 (PDHHMMYFamide) showed neuromodulatory activity (data not shown).

Specific target protein(s) N.D
Taste properties & Structure
Bitterness
Literature report N.D
Bitter prediction tools Bitter taste prediction
SMILES N.D
Preparation method
Mode of preparation Extraction
Enzyme(s)/starter culture

Brains (including both the protocerebrum and the circumesophageal ring) were collected from horseshoe crabs over several months as the animals were used for visual system studies. The acetone extracts were decanted from the pieces of tissue, then clarified by centrifugation, and reduced in volume on a rotary evaporator.

Stability & Cytotoxicity
Peptide stability
Literature report: N.D
EHP-Tool: Enzymatic Hydrolysis Prediction Tool (EHP-Tool)
Peptide cytotoxicity
Literature report: N.D
Prediction: ToxinPred
Additional information
Additional information N.D
Database cross-references
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BioPepDB [D3] -
MBPDB [D4] -
Reference(s)
Primary literature Gaus G, Doble KE, Price DA, Greenberg MJ, Lee TD, Battelle BA. The Sequences of Five Neuropeptides Isolated from Limulus using Antisera to FMRFamide. Biol Bull. 1993 Jun;184(3):322-329.
PMID: 29300545
Other literature(s) N.D
PubDate 1993
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