noun
- A peptide compound found in the salivary glands of certain octopuses and squid, used in medical research for its vasodilatory and hypotensive properties.
Usage: technical; biochemistry; pharmacology
Examples
- Eledoisin was first isolated from the venom of the octopus Eledone moschata.
- Researchers studied eledoisin to understand its effects on blood vessel dilation.
- The peptide eledoisin has been used in laboratory experiments to lower blood pressure in animal models.
- Eledoisin belongs to a class of bioactive peptides found in marine organisms.