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S8648

Sigma-Aldrich

Somatotropin (STH) from porcine pituitary

Synonym(s):

Growth Hormone

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CAS Number:
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
51111800
NACRES:
NA.32

sterility

non-sterile

Quality Level

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.

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

2-8°C

Gene Information

pig ... GH(396884)

Amino Acid Sequence

Phe-Pro-Ala-Met-Pro-Leu-Ser-Ser-Leu-Phe-Ala-Asn-Ala-Val-Leu-Arg-Ala-Gln-His-Leu-His-Gln-Leu-Ala-Ala-Asp-Thr-Tyr-Lys-Glu-Phe-Glu-Arg-Ala-Tyr-Ile-Pro-Glu-Gly-Gln-Arg-Tyr-Ser-Ile-Gln-Asn-Ala-Gln-Ala-Ala-Phe-Cys-Phe-Ser-Glu-Thr-Ile-Pro-Ala-Pro-Thr-Gly-Lys-Asp-Glu-Ala-Gln-Gln-Arg-Ser-Asp-Val-Glu-Leu-Leu-Arg-Phe-Ser-Leu-Leu-Leu-Ile-Gln-Ser-Trp-Leu-Gly-Pro-Val-Gln-Phe-Leu-Ser-Arg-Val-Phe-Thr-Asn-Ser-Leu-Val-Phe-Gly-Thr-Ser-Asp-Arg-Val-Tyr-Glu-Lys-Leu-Lys-Asp-Leu-Glu-Glu-Gly-Ile-Gln-Ala-Leu-Met-Arg-Glu-Leu-Glu-Asp-Gly-Ser-Pro-Arg-Ala-Gly-Gln-Ile-Leu-Lys-Gln-Thr-Tyr-Asp-Lys-Phe-Asp-Thr-Asn-Leu-Arg-Ser-Asp-Asp-Ala-Leu-Leu-Lys-Asn-Tyr-Gly-Leu-Leu-Ser-Cys-Phe-Lys-Lys-Asp-Leu-His-Lys-Ala-Glu-Thr-Tyr-Leu-Arg-Val-Met-Lys-Cys-Arg-Arg-Phe-Val-Glu-Ser-Ser-Cys-Ala-Phe

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

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Stijn J M Niessen et al.
The Veterinary clinics of North America. Small animal practice, 43(2), 319-350 (2013-03-26)
When confronted with a diabetic cat in clinical practice, it is tempting to assume it has a form of diabetes mellitus akin to human type 2 diabetes mellitus (diabetes). For most diabetic cats examined, this will indeed be justified. Nevertheless
Obesity: a somatotrope perspective.
Buffy S Ellsworth
Endocrinology, 154(4), 1390-1391 (2013-03-26)
Manuel D Gahete et al.
Endocrinology, 154(7), 2410-2420 (2013-05-15)
IGF-I is considered a primary inhibitor of GH secretion. Insulin may also play an important role in regulating GH levels because insulin, like IGF-I, can suppress GH synthesis and release in primary pituitary cell cultures and insulin is negatively correlated
Busting myths about UK food production.
Georgina Mills
The Veterinary record, 172(13), 323-325 (2013-03-30)
[Case report ; a case of Bardet-Biedl syndrome with a pituitary tumor and growth hormone deficiency].
Kumiko Tanaka et al.
Nihon Naika Gakkai zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine, 102(3), 704-707 (2013-06-20)

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