Crustaceancardioactivepeptide (CCAP) is a highly conserved, amidated cyclic nonapeptide with the primary structure PFCNAFTGC-NH2 (ProPheCysAsnAlaPheTyrGlyCys-NH2) and a disulfide bridge between Cys3 and Cys9. It is found in crustaceans and insects where
Small CardioactivePeptide B (SCPB), a neurally active peptide, stimulates adenylate cyclase activity in particulate fractions of both heart and gill tissues with EC50s of 0.1 and 1.0 μM, respectively.
Small cardioactivepeptide A, as a neuropeptide that modulates neuromuscular synapsis in Aplysia, can also function as a neural cotransmitter in molluscs and exert a role in both the central and peripheral modulation of the control of feeding behavior.