Caerulein

Description:

A decapeptide analog of the potent pancreatic secretagogue cholecystokinin. Caerulein stimulates gastric, biliary, and pancreatic secretion.

Sequence:

{pGLU}QD-Y(SO3H)-TGWMDF-NH2

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Name	Caerulein
Category	Cholecystokinin-Pancreozymin Peptides
One Letter Code	{pGLU}QD-Y(SO3H)-TGWMDF-NH2
Three Letter Code	{pGLU} Gln}{Asp}{Tyr(SO3H)}{Thr}{Gly}{Trp}{Met}{Asp}{Phe}-NH2
Molecular Weight	1352.400
Application	Gastrointestinal Research

Wabnitz, Paul A., John H. Bowie, and Michael J. Tyler. "Caerulein‐like peptides from the skin glands of the Australian Blue Mountains tree frog Litoria citropa. Part 1. Sequence determination using electrospray mass spectrometry." Rapid communications in mass spectrometry 13.24 (1999): 2498-2502.

Loguercio, Carmelina, D. Costato, and C. Del Vecchio Blanco. "Inhibitory effect of caerulein on salivary secretion in man." Digestion 48.3 (1991): 128-133.