title: Synthesis and assay for activity of a proposed anorexogenic agent, L-pyroglutamyl-L-histidyl-glycine.
abstract: L-Pyroglutamyl-L-histidyl-glycine has been reported to be an anorexogenic agent in female mice. In this report the synthesis of this tripeptide is described. The synthetic material was injected into female and male mice and into male rats. In no instance did the animals decrease their food intake. Further, the weights of peptide-treated animals were the same as those of control (saline-treated) animals. The results suggest that L-pyroglutamyl-L-histidyl-glycine is not an anorexogenic agent.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001067:Appetite Depressants / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D004435:Eating / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D011761:Pyrrolidonecarboxylic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D051381:Rats; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001067:Appetite Depressants; D009842:Oligopeptides; C023866:pyroglutamyl-histidyl-glycine; D011761:Pyrrolidonecarboxylic Acid