Description

Intestinal peptide that stimulates contraction of gut smooth muscle. The motilin receptor has not been cloned yet, but motilin-receptor agonists appear to be potent prokinetic agents for the treatment of dysmotility disorders.

SEQUENCE: H-Phe-Val-Pro-Ile-Phe-Thr-Tyr-Gly-Glu-Leu-Gln-Arg-Met-Gln-Glu-Lys-Glu-Arg-Asn-Lys-Gly-Gln-OH (trifluoroacetate salt)

ONE-LETTER SEQUENCE: FVPIFTYGELQRMQEKERNKGQ

MOLECULAR FORMULA: C₁₂₀H₁₈₈N₃₄O₃₅S₁

MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 2699.09

STORAGE CONDITIONS: -20 ± 5 °C

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER: [9072-41-7]

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RESEARCH AREA: Gastrointestinal

REFERENCES:
P. de Clercq et al., Regul. Peptides, 55, 79 (1995)

SKU(s): MOTI-001A, MOTI-001B

KEYWORDS: hormone