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Mollusca

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Definition: A phylum of the kingdom Metazoa. Mollusca have soft, unsegmented bodies with an anterior head, a dorsal visceral mass, and a ventral foot. Most are encased in a protective calcareous shell. It includes the classes GASTROPODA; BIVALVIA; CEPHALOPODA; Aplacophora; Scaphopoda; Polyplacophora; and Monoplacophora.  as animal & food; IM; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; as food, coordinate IM with SHELLFISH (IM)   
See Also Shellfish
Examples Bivalvia; Cephalopoda; Gastropoda; Polyplacophora 		Other names Mollusk; Molluscas; Mollusc; Mollusks; Molluscs
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
LAPS18 protein, Limax marginatus  0   *Proteins Mollusca. Genes Cells 2001 Jan;6(1):43-56
major acrosomal protein, 15-kDa  0   *Proteins Acrosome Mollusca Spermatozoa. Mol Biol Evol 2000 Mar;17(3):458-66
male-associated polypeptide, Mytilus  0   *Peptides Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases Mollusca. Cell Tissue Res 1998 Dec;294(3);537-47
tetrameric hemoglobin, Scapharca inaequivalvis  0   *Hemoglobins Mollusca. J Mol Evol 1996 Dec;43(6):594-601
engrailed protein, mollusca  0   *Homeodomain Proteins Mollusca. FEBS Lett 1995 May 22;365(1):71-4
dimeric hemoglobin, Scapharca inaequivalvis  151087-63-7   *Hemoglobins Mollusca Dimerization. FEBS Lett 1993 Sep 6;330(1):90-4
10,15-eicosadienoic acid  145930-75-2   *Fatty Acids, Unsaturated Mollusca. J Nat Prod 1992 Dec;55(12):1783-6
MIGI-K  54242-03-4   *Protein Hydrolysates Mollusca. Biol Nauki 1991(10):47-51
Mytilus inhibitory peptide  0   *Oligopeptides Mollusca. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1988;152(3):1376
tryptophyl-norleucyl-arginyl-phenylalaninamide  83903-33-7   *FMRFamide Mollusca. Hiroshima J Med Sci 1986;35(4):381
Org 30016  0   Heparin/*analogs & derivatives Mollusca. Thromb Res 1985;38(3):233
adhesive protein, mussel  0   *Proteins Adhesives Mollusca Phosphoproteins. J Biol Chem 1983;258(5):2911
shellfish lectin  0   *Lectins Mollusca. J Biochem 1982;91(4):1139
polygodial  6754-20-7   *Sesquiterpenes Mollusca Plants.
Pharma Action Antifungal Agents 		Planta Med 1982;44(3):134
keyhole-limpet hemocyanin  0   *Hemocyanin Antigens Haptens Mollusca.
Pharma Action Adjuvants, Immunologic 		Urol Res 1981;9(5):227
Abductin  0   *Proteins Mollusca.
tridacnin  0   *Precipitins Agglutinins Mollusca. Biochem J 175(2):467;1978; FEBS Lett 55(1):25;1975; Naturwissenschaften 1979;66(10):524; Z Immunitaetsforsch Immunobiol 153(3):265;1977
conchiolin  11028-72-1   *Proteins Mollusca. Arch Int Physiol Biochim 83(1):43;1975

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