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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C38H49N9O5
Molecular Weight 711.853
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 4 / 4
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of IPAMORELIN

SMILES

CC(C)(N)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC1=CNC=N1)C(=O)N[C@H](CC2=CC3=CC=CC=C3C=C2)C(=O)N[C@H](CC4=CC=CC=C4)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(N)=O

InChI

InChIKey=NEHWBYHLYZGBNO-BVEPWEIPSA-N
InChI=1S/C38H49N9O5/c1-38(2,41)37(52)47-32(21-28-22-42-23-43-28)36(51)46-31(20-25-15-16-26-12-6-7-13-27(26)18-25)35(50)45-30(19-24-10-4-3-5-11-24)34(49)44-29(33(40)48)14-8-9-17-39/h3-7,10-13,15-16,18,22-23,29-32H,8-9,14,17,19-21,39,41H2,1-2H3,(H2,40,48)(H,42,43)(H,44,49)(H,45,50)(H,46,51)(H,47,52)/t29-,30+,31+,32-/m0/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C38H49N9O5
Molecular Weight 711.853
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 4 / 4
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Ipamorelin is a new and potent synthetic pentapeptide which has distinct and specific growth hormone (GH)-releasing properties. Ipamorelin mimics ghrelin and binds to the ghrelin receptor (or GH secretagogue receptor, GHSR) in the brain, thereby selectively stimulating the release of GH from the pituitary gland. This results in increased plasma GH levels, which would affect many biological processes. Besides its presence in the brain, GHSR can also be found in the gastrointestinal tract, heart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas, adipose tissue and immune cells. Unlike other GH releasing peptides, ipamorelin only stimulates GH release in a manner very similar to that of growth hormone releasing hormone.

Approval Year

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modeling of ipamorelin, a growth hormone releasing peptide, in human volunteers.
1999 Sep
Patents

Patents

Sample Use Guides

Ipamorelin 0.06 mg/kg, TID (3 investigational drug infusions)
Route of Administration: Intravenous
Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
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Name Type Language
IPAMORELIN
INN  
INN  
Official Name English
NNC 26-0161
Code English
2-METHYLALANYL-L-HISTIDYL-3-(2-NAPHTHYL)-D-ALANYL-D-PHENYLALANYL-L-LYSINAMIDE
Common Name English
ipamorelin [INN]
Common Name English
NNC-260161
Code English
Ipamorelin [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
AIB-HIS-D-2-NAL-D-PHE-LYS-NH2
Common Name English
NNC-26-0161
Code English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C76358
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WIKIPEDIA Designer-drugs-Ipamorelin
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Code System Code Type Description
EPA CompTox
DTXSID80168955
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EVMPD
SUB08269MIG
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SMS_ID
100000083138
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WIKIPEDIA
IPAMORELIN
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FDA UNII
Y9M3S784Z6
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INN
7639
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NCI_THESAURUS
C81120
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DRUG BANK
DB12370
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MESH
C114611
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL58547
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CAS
170851-70-4
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PUBCHEM
9831659
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