Synthetic peptides having pituitary growth hormone releasing activity
Abstract
Abstract Novel pentapeptides having the following amino acid sequence X-Y-Z-E-G-J-L wherein X is selected from a group consisting of --NH 2 , --NHCH 3 , and --N(CH 3 ) 2 ; Y is selected from a group consisting of tyrosine, D-tyrosine, tryptophan, D-tryptophan, phenylalanine, and D-phenylalanine; Z and E are independently selected from a group consisting of D-tyrosine, D-tryptophan, and D-phenylalanine; G is selected from a group consisting of lysine and arginine; J is selected from a group consisting of glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, proline, hydroxyproline, serine, threonine, cysteine, and methionine; and L is a C-terminal functional group selected from a group consisting of amide, amide lower alkyl, amide di(lower alkyl), lower alkoxy, hydroxy, and carboxy and the lower ester derivatives thereof; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These peptides act directly on the pituitary to release growth hormone therefrom.
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- 👤 Frank A. Momany
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