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Sermorelin, a 29 amino acid analog of human growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH), is the shortest synthetic peptide with a full biological activity of GHRH which is used as a diagnostic agent to assess growth hormone (GH) secretion for the purpose of diagnosing growth hormone deficiency. Intravenous and subcutaneous sermorelin specifically stimulate growth hormone secretion from the anterior pituitary. Sermorelin binds to the growth hormone releasing hormone receptor and mimics native GRF in its ability to stimulate growth hormone secretion. Hormone responses to intravenous sermorelin appear to be a rapid and relatively specific test for the diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency.

Approval Year

Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Diagnostic
GEREF

Approved Use

Diagnosing and treating growth hormone deficiency in children

Launch Date

6.623424E11

Sample Use Guides

1 mcg/kg bodyweight
Route of Administration: Intravenous
Substance Class Protein
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Protein Sub Type
Sequence Type COMPLETE
Record UNII
89243S03TE
Record Status Validated (UNII)
Record Version
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Name Type Language
SERMORELIN
INN   MI   VANDF   WHO-DD  
INN  
Official Name English
sermorelin [INN]
Common Name English
Sermorelin [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
SERMORELIN [MI]
Common Name English
SERMORELIN [VANDF]
Common Name English
GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING FACTOR (HUMAN)-(1-29)-PEPTIDE AMIDE RECOMBINANT
Common Name English
TYR-ALA-ASP-ALA-ILE-PHE-THR-ASN-SER-TYR-ARG-LYS-VAL-LEU-GLY-GLN-LEU-SER-ALA-ARG-LYS-LEU-LEU-GLN-ASP-ILE-MET-SER-ARG-NH2
Common Name English
GROLIBERIN
Brand Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
WHO-VATC QH01AC04
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WHO-ATC H01AC04
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NCI_THESAURUS C76358
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WHO-VATC QV04CD03
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WIKIPEDIA Designer-drugs-Sermorelin
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WHO-ATC V04CD03
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Code System Code Type Description
FDA UNII
89243S03TE
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DRUG BANK
DB00010
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DRUG CENTRAL
2433
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CAS
86168-78-7
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID70903978
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CHEBI
9118
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NCI_THESAURUS
C62088
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RXCUI
56188
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PRIMARY RxNorm
WIKIPEDIA
Sermorelin
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IUPHAR
6998
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EVMPD
SUB10496MIG
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PUBCHEM
16132413
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INN
6036
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MERCK INDEX
m9870
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MESH
D017337
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ACTIVE MOIETY
Name Property Type Amount Referenced Substance Defining Parameters References
MOL_WEIGHT:SEQUENCE(CALCULATED) CHEMICAL
Molecular Formula CHEMICAL