title: Isolation, characterization and amino acid sequence of beta-lipotropin from human pituitary glands.
abstract: Beta-Lipotropin has been purified to homogeneity from human pituitary glands. It consists of 89 amino acids with a molecular weight of 11 700. The lipolytic potency of the human hormone is identical to that of ovine beta-LPH. The amino acid sequence has been determined as follows: (see formula in text). When compared with the structure of the ovine hormone, the sequence at the NH2-terminal 33 residues exhibits considerable variability.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D010908:Pituitary Hormones, Anterior / Q000032:analysis; D008083:beta-Lipotropin / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D010908:Pituitary Hormones, Anterior; D008083:beta-Lipotropin