Structural-functional characteristics of vasoactive peptides from the Vespa orientalis venom

Two vasoactive peptides are isolated from the Vespa orientalis venom by gel filtration and ion-exchange chromatography. The physicochemical and functional properties of peptides are studied. Vasoactive peptides show the myotropic activity and hypotensive action which is of prolonged character as compared with bradykinin. Their complete amino acidic sequences are determined. One of the peptides is a similar structural analogue of bradykinin.