anorectin

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English

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Etymology

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  • 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

Noun

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anorectin (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) 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

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  • CTPG
  • C-terminal of prepro-GRF

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