GIP (1-42)-[C] human

Ref. 3D-CRB1000509

Produktinformation

• Name: GIP (1-42)-[C] human
• Synonyme: H-YAEGTFISDYSIAMDKIHQQDFVNWLLAQKGKKNDWKHNITQC-NH2

Beschreibung

Peptide derived from the Gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP), an inhibiting hormone of the secretin family of hormones. While GIP is a weak inhibitor of gastric acid secretion, its main role is to stimulate insulin secretion - in a glucose-dependent mechanism. Therefore, GIP is referred to as a glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide.GIP is derived from a 153-amino acid pro-protein encoded by the GIP gene and circulates as a biologically active 42-amino acid peptide. It is synthesised by K cells, which are found in the mucosa of the duodenum and the jejunum of the gastrointestinal tract. GIP receptors are seven-transmembrane proteins found on β-cells in the pancreas. These β-cells are those that are able to simultaneously detect glucose and release insulin as a result to GIP binding.The clinical relevance of GIP is related to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)- studies have found that T2DM diabetics are unresponsive to GIP and have lower levels of GIP secretion after a meal when compared to non-diabetics. In research involving knockout mice, it was found that absence of the GIP receptors correlates with resistance to obesity.

• Marke: Biosynth

Chemische Eigenschaften

• Molekulargewicht: 1,234.5 g/mol