ISOLATION, CHARACTERIZATION AND AMINO ACID SEQUENCE OF β‐LIPOTROPIN FROM HUMAN PITUITARY GLANDS
- 1 February 1981
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Peptide and Protein Research
- Vol. 17 (2), 131-142
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3011.1981.tb01976.x
Abstract
Beta-Lipotropin has been purified to homogeneity from human pituitary glands. It consists of 89 amino acids with a molecular weight of 11 700. The lipolytic potency of the human hormone is identical to that of ovine beta-LPH. The amino acid sequence has been determined as follows: (see formula in text). When compared with the structure of the ovine hormone, the sequence at the NH2-terminal 33 residues exhibits considerable variability.Keywords
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