Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone: Activity in Thermal Polymers of Alpha-Amino Acids
- 3 May 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 160 (3827) , 547-548
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.160.3827.547
Abstract
Thermal polymers of arginine, glutamic acid, glycine, histidine, phenylalanine, and tryptophan have melanocyte-stimulating activity. The fact that similar polymers lack such activity indicates that the effect is related to the specific amino acid residues. The active polymers are discussed as a model of an evolutionary precursor of contemporary melanocyte-stimulating hormone.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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