Term Name: | vasotocin |
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Synonyms: | 1-{[(4R,7S,10S,13S,16S,19R)-19-amino-7-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-10-(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-13-[(2S)-butan-2-yl]-16-(4-hydroxybenzyl)-6,9,12,15,18-pentaoxo-1,2-dithia-5,8,11,14,17-pentaazacycloicosan-4-yl]carbonyl}-L-prolyl-L-arginylglycinamide, 8-Arg-vasotocin, [8-arginine]-oxytocin, Arg-vasotocin, arginine vasotocin, argiprestocin, argiprestocina, argiprestocine, argiprestocinum, AVT |
Definition: | A heterodetic cyclic peptide that is homologous to oxytocin and vasopressin. It is a pituitary hormone that acts as an endocrine regulator for water balance, osmotic homoeostasis and is involved in social and sexual behavior in non-mammalian vertebrates. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:78364] ( EBI ) |