LPFFLLSLIPSAISAIKKI, amidated) and VpAmp2. 0 (FWGFLGKLAMKAVPSLIGGNKSSSK) is
here reported. These are 19-and 25-aminoacid-long peptides with+ 2 and+ 4 net charges,
respectively. Their sequences correspond to the predicted mature regions from longer
precursors, putatively encoded by cDNAs derived from the venom glands of the Mexican
scorpion Vaejovis punctatus. Both peptides were chemically synthesized and assayed …