Description
Crustacean cardioactive peptide (CCAP) is an arthropod neurohormone that modulates heart rate, cardiac contractility, cardiac output, muscle contractions, and hormone release. CCAP is required for ecdysis (insect exoskeleton shedding).
Crustacean Cardioactive Peptide
Product ID C6982
Cas No.
Purity ≥95%
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Product Info
| Purity | ≥95% |
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| Formula | C42H56N10O12S2 |
| Formula Wt. | 957.09 |
| Synonym | CCAP |
| Appearance | White to off white powder |
Shipping and Storage
| Store Temp | -20°C |
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| Ship Temp | Ambient |
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References
Lee D, Orchard I, Lange AB. Evidence for a conserved CCAP-signaling pathway controlling ecdysis in a hemimetabolous insect, Rhodnius prolixus. Front Neurosci. 2013 Nov 5;7:207. PMID: 24204330.
Lee D, Vanden Broeck J, Lange AB. Identification and expression of the CCAP receptor in the Chagas' disease vector, Rhodnius prolixus, and its involvement in cardiac control. PLoS One. 2013 Jul 9;8(7):e68897. PMID: 23874803.
Estévez-Lao TY, Boyce DS, Honegger HW, et al. Cardioacceleratory function of the neurohormone CCAP in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae. J Exp Biol. 2013 Feb 15;216(Pt 4):601-13. PMID: 23364571.