CAS Number: 31362-50-2Molecular Weight: 1618.82Salt Form: TFAPurity: >96%Sequence (3-letter): Glp-Gln-Arg-Leu-Gly-Asn-Gln-Trp-Ala-Val-Gly-His-Leu-Met-NH2Sequence (1-letter): (Glp)QRLGNQWAVGHLM-NH2Storage: -20 °C or belowSolubility: Soluble in water (1 mg/mL)Bombesin is a neuropeptide originally isolated from amphibian skin (cat # 177-25 is fully synthetic) with biological activity in the gastrointestinal tract in addition to the central nervous system. Biological effects include inhibiting gastric emptying modulating secretion of gastric acid and stimulating secretion of pancreatic enzymes. In rats it has been shown to suppress feeding.Glp = Pyroglutamic acidReferences1.Cuttitta F. et al. (1985) aoeBombesin-like peptides can function as autocrine growth factors in human small-cell lung cancera Nature 316: 823-826.2. Rowe E.A. et al. (1979) aoeBombesin suppresses feeding in ratsa Nature 282 (8): 208-210.
