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anorectin

anorectin 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.

Noun

anorectin (uncountable)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    CTPG, C-terminal of prepro-GRF

Synonyms of anorectin

  • CTPG
  • C-terminal of prepro-GRF

Origin of anorectin

* 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

Questions about anorectin

What does anorectin mean?
Anorectin means 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.
What part of speech is anorectin?
Anorectin is a noun.

Words near anorectin in the dictionary

  1. anorectal
  2. anorectally
  3. anorectic
  4. anorectically
  5. anorectics
  6. anorectin
  7. anorectoplasties
  8. anorectoplasty
  9. anorectous
  10. anorectum
  11. anoretic

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