Table 2 Potency and relative efficacy of kalata B7 and atosiban at the T. castaneum and L. niger inotocin receptors.

From: Discovery of peptide probes to modulate oxytocin-type receptors of insects

 

LogEC50 (Log[M])

Emax (% inotocin max. response)

Tribolium castaneum

inotocin

−9.63 ± 0.08

100

kalata B7

−5.14 ± 0.22

60.3 ± 9.6

atosiban

n.d.

n.d.

Lasius niger

inotocin

−10.21 ± 0.08

100

kalata B7

−5.66 ± 0.10

86.5 ± 4.7

atosiban

−5.81 ± 0.12

89.9 ± 4.5

  1. Data are presented as mean ± S.E.M. from at least three independent experiments, n.d. not determined.