anorectin

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noun

A peptide that reduces eating in mammals. The sequence of amino acids is Pyr-Val-Asp-Ser-Met-Trp-Ala-Glu-Gln-Lys-Gln-Met-Glu-Leu-Glu-Ser-Ile-Leu-Val-Ala-Leu-Leu-Gln-Lys-His-Ser-Arg-Asn-Ser-Gln-NH2

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CTPGC-terminal of prepro-GRF
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Meanings

nounanorectin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA peptide that reduces eating in mammals. The sequence of amino acids is Pyr-Val-Asp-Ser-Met-Trp-Ala-Glu-Gln-Lys-Gln-Met-Glu-Leu-Glu-Ser-Ile-Leu-Val-Ala-Leu-Leu-Gln-Lys-His-Ser-Arg-Asn-Ser-Gln-NH2

    Synonyms: CTPG, C-terminal of prepro-GRF

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA peptide that reduces eating in mammals. The sequence of amino acids is Pyr-Val-Asp-Ser-Met-Trp-Ala-Glu-Gln-Lys-Gln-Met-Glu-Leu-Glu-Ser-Ile-Leu-Val-Ala-Leu-Leu-Gln-Lys-His-Ser-Arg-Asn-Ser-Gln-NH2

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CTPGC-terminal of prepro-GRF

Origin

* Appears in "Effects on Feeding Behavior of Rats of a Cryptic Peptide from the C-Terminal End of Prepro-Growth Hormone-Releasing Factor" K. ARASE, T. SAKAGUCHI, M. TAKAHASHI, G. A. BRAY, N. LING Endocrinology, Volume 121, Issue 6, 1 December 1987, Pages 1960–1965, https://doi.org/10.1210/endo-121-6-1960

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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