S8648

Somatotropin (STH) from porcine pituitary

• Synonym(s): Growth Hormone
• CAS Number: 9002-72-6
• UNSPSC Code: 51111800
• EC Number: 232-666-5
• NACRES: NA.32
• MDL number: MFCD00081960
• Biological source: Porcine
• Form: powder

Properties

• biological source: Porcine
• Quality Level: 100
• sterility: non-sterile
• form: powder
• mol wt: ~22 kDa
• packaging: vial of ~50 IU
• drug control: Home Office Schedule 4.2
• solubility: ethanolamine: 5 mg/mL (basic buffers, pH 9-10)
• UniProt accession no.: P01248
• shipped in: ambient
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• Gene Information: pig ... GH(396884)

Description

General description

Somatotropin or growth hormone is a peptide hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. It is essential for growth. The hormone increases muscle mass, reduces fat mass, helps in maintaining normal blood glucose levels and also promotes a balanced lipid profile.

Application

Somatotropin (STH) has been used to study its effects on repressing hepatic H2S production post-transcriptionally. It has also been used as one of the components of a medium to culture primordial follicles.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Increases mass of most tissues by increasing cell number rather than cell size, mobilizes fat stores

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)