Product Information
Name:Calcitonin, Rat
Synonyms:
- [Cyc(1,7)]H-CGNLSTCMLGTYTQDLNKFHTFPQTSIGVGAP-NH2CGNLSTCMLGTYTQDLNKFHTFPQTSIGVGAP-amideH-Cys-Gly-Asn-Leu-Ser-Thr-Cys-Met-Leu-Gly-Th r-Tyr-Thr-Gln-Asp-Leu-Asn-Lys-Phe-His-Thr-Phe-Pro -Gln-Thr-Ser-Ile-Gly-Val-Gly-Ala-Pro-NH2 (Disulfide bridge: Cys1-Cys7)
Brand:Biosynth
Description:The hormone Calcitonin, reduces the amount of serum calcium during hypercalcemia and is released from the C-cells of the thyroid gland. Within its structure it contains a disulphide bridge between cysteine 1 and 7 and a proline at its carboxy terminal.Calcitonin is used therapeutically in the treatment of hypercalcemia diseases such as Paget disease, Sudeck atrophy, bone metastases and vitamin-D intoxication.The level of calcitonin in the plasma can also be used as a marker for medullary thyroid carcinoma, while procalcitonin is used to diagnose sepsis.
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Chemical properties
Molecular weight:3,397.6 g/mol