Achatin-1 is an endogenous tetrapeptide from Achatina fulica which contains a D-phenylalanine residue. It shows depolarizing effects on many of the neurone types tested. Araki, Y. et al. Gen. Pharmacol. 26, 1701 (1995); Emaduddin, M. et al. Eur. J. Pharmacol. 302, 129 (1996).
Molecular Weight: 407.4


