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	Ghrelin

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Catalog Number: 21038

Sequence
Gly-Ser-Ser(octanoyl)-Phe-Leu-Ser-Pro-Glu-His-Gln-Arg-Val-Gln-Gln-Arg-Lys-Glu-Ser-Lys-Lys-Pro-Pro-Ala-Lys-Leu-Gln-Pro-Arg

CAS No. : 258279-04-8
Molecular Formula : C₅₀H₆₉N₁₅O₉Molecular Weight : 3370.9

Ghrelin is a hormone produced mainly by P/D1 cells lining the fundus of the human stomach and epsilon cells of the pancreas that stimulates appetite.

Literature:
Inui A, Asakawa A, Bowers CY, et al (2004). "Ghrelin, appetite, and gastric motility: the emerging role of the stomach as an endocrine organ". FASEB J. 18 (3): 439–56. doi:10.1096/fj.03-0641rev.