title: Isolation, structure, biological characterization, and synthesis of beta-[Tyr9]melanotropin-(9-18) decapeptide from pig hypothalami.
abstract: A decapeptide with the amino acid sequence H-Tyr-Phe-Arg-Trp-Gly-Ser-Pro-Pro-Lys-Asp-OH was isolated from acid extracts of porcine hypothalami, structurally and biologically characterized, and synthesized. Except for the NH2-terminal tyrosine, this decapeptide corresponds to the amino acid sequences 9-18 of porcine beta-melanotropin (beta-MSH) and 49-58 of porcine beta-lipotropin (beta-LPH); it also has a tetrapeptide sequence of amino acids (Phe-Arg-Trp-Gly) common to the 7-10 sequences in corticotropin (ACTH) and alpha-MSH. beta-MSH, beta-LPH, alphaMSH, and ACTH from various species all have a histidine residue in the position immediately preceding the common sequence, and the occurrence of a natural peptide with the tyrosine residue in the corresponding site has not been previously reported. This suggests that the beta-[Tyr9]MSH-(9-18) decapeptide might be a fragment of a still larger precursor (prohormone) possibly related to beta-LPH.
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000032:analysis*; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000032:analysis; D010907:Pituitary Hormones / Q000378:metabolism; D013552:Swine; D008083:beta-Lipotropin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D009842:Oligopeptides; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010907:Pituitary Hormones; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones; D008083:beta-Lipotropin