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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Neuropeptides > Gastrins > Pentagastrin
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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Peptide Hormones > Gastrins > Pentagastrin
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists > Hormones > Peptide Hormones > Gastrins > Pentagastrin
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Oligopeptides > Pentagastrin

Preferred term

Pentagastrin  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A synthetic pentapeptide that has effects like gastrin when given parenterally. It stimulates the secretion of gastric acid, pepsin, and intrinsic factor, and has been used as a diagnostic aid.

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Entry terms

  • 5534-95-2 (Pentagastrin)
  • EF0NX91490
  • Gastrin Pentapeptide
  • L-Phenylalaninamide, N-((1,1-dimethylethoxy)carbonyl)-beta-alanyl-L-tryptophyl-L-methionyl-L-alpha-aspartyl-

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  • Pentagastrine

    French

  • 5534-95-2 (Pentagastrin)
  • EF0NX91490
  • L-Phenylalaninamide, N-((1,1-dimethylethoxy)carbonyl)-beta-alanyl-L-tryptophyl-L-methionyl-L-alpha-aspartyl-

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