Description

An antidiuretic peptide hormone that is released from the hypothalamus during periods of stress and implicated in a variety of physiological processes including diuresis, vasoregulation, thermoregulation and memory. AVP’s primary functions include regulating water balance in animals (antidiuretic action) and arteriole contracting (vasopressor action), as it also affects the immune system.

SEQUENCE: H-Cys-Tyr-Phe-Gln-Asn-Cys-Pro-Arg-Gly-NH2 (trifluoroacetate salt)
(Cys1 and 6 bridge)

ONE-LETTER SEQUENCE: CYFQNCPRG-NH2 (C1&C6 bridge)

MOLECULAR FORMULA: C₄₆H₆₅N₁₅O₁₂S₂

MOLECULAR WEIGHT: 1084.24

STORAGE CONDITIONS: -20 ± 5 °C

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER: [113-79-1]

SYNONYMS: AVP, Argipressin, (Phe³,Arg⁸)-Oxytocin, Leiormone, Arginine Antidiuretic Hormone

RESEARCH AREA: Hormonal

REFERENCES:
A. Lagumdzija et al., Regul. Pept., 121, 41 (2004)
Y. Isobe et al., Brain Res., 918, 67 (2001)
H. Hashimoto et al., Neuropeptides, 12, 199 (1988)
J. Bell et al., Intl. J. Immunopharmacol., 14, 92 (1992)

SKU(s): VASP-001A

KEYWORDS: hormone