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Kentsin (contraceptive tetrapeptide) was first isolated from the oviductal lumen of progravid female hamsters. Kentsin shows opioid-like activity without binding to opioid receptors.
Catalog Number
H-3840
APC Number
87-0-51
One Letter Code
TPRK
Synonyms
Contraceptive Tetrapeptide
Molecular Formula
C₂₁H₄₀N₈O₆
Relative Molecular Mass
500.60
CAS Registry Number
56767-30-7
Source
Synthetic
Storage Conditions
-20 ± 5 °C
Links / Documents:
Bachem product citations
Product citations
J.S.Anderson and H.A.Scheraga,
Macromolecules,
11,
812 (1978)