Mytilus-inhibitory peptide analogues isolated from the ganglia of a pulmonate mollusc, Achatina fulica.

1. Ten peptides that showed an inhibitory effect on phasic contraction of the ABRM of Mytilus were isolated from the ganglia of the African giant snail, Achatina fulica. 2. Seven of the peptides were shown to be hexapeptides having -Pro-Xaa-Phe-Val-NH2 as a common structure, which was previously shown to be a characteristic of Mytilus inhibitory peptides (MIPs). 3. The remaining three were pentadecapeptides, each of which consisted of two MIP-related hexapeptides linked by -Gly-Arg-Arg-.