Astressin

Name: Astressin
Brand: Tocris Bioscience
SKU: 1606

Tocris Bioscience, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 1606

Citations (16)

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Potent CRF antagonist

Key Product Details

Description:	Potent CRF antagonist
Alternative Names:	[D-Phe¹²,Nle^21,38,Glu³⁰,Lys³³]-CRF (12-41)
Purity:	≥95% (HPLC)
Molecular Weight:	3563.2

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Biological Activity for Astressin

Astressin is a potent corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) receptor antagonist (K_i values are 2, 1.5 and 1 nM at CRF₁, CRF₂_α and CRF₂_β). Reduces ACTH secretion, blocks delayed gastric emptying and is neuroprotective in vivo.

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Sold with the permission of the SALK Institute

Technical Data for Astressin

M. Wt	3563.2
Formula	C₁₆₁H₂₆₉N₄₉O₄₂
Single Letter Sequence	FHLLREVLEXARAEQLAQEAHKNRKLXEII (Modifications: Phe-1 = D-Phe, X-10 = X-27 = Nle, Glu-19 = γ-Glu, Lys-22 = ε-Lys, Cyclized: Glu-19 - Lys-22, Ile-30 = C-terminal amide)
Storage	Store at -20°C
Purity	≥95% (HPLC)
CAS Number	170809-51-5
PubChem ID	16133798
InChi Key	HPYIIXJJVYSMCV-MGDXKYBTSA-N
Smiles	[H]N[C@H](CC1=CC=CC=C1)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC1=CNC=N1)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCNC(N)=N)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(=O)N[C@@H](C(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCC)C(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCNC(N)=N)C(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(N)=O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(N)=O)C(=O)N[C@H]1CCC(=O)NCCCC[C@H](NC(=O)[C@H](CC2=CNC=N2)NC(=O)[C@H](C)NC1=O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(N)=O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCNC(N)=N)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCCN)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCCC)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(=O)N[C@@H]([C@@H](C)CC)C(=O)N[C@@H]([C@@H](C)CC)C(N)=O

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Soluble to 1mg/ml in 10% Acetic acid / water

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References for Astressin

References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.

Perrin and Vale Corticotropin releasing factor receptors and their ligand family. Ann.N.Y.Acad.Sci. 1999 PMID: 10816663
Maecker Astressin, a novel and potent CRF antagonist, is neuroprotective in the hippocampus when administered after a seizure. Brain Res. 1997 PMID: 9030428
Martinez Peripheral injection of a new corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) antagonist, astressin, blocks peripheral CRF- and abdominal surgery-induced delayed gastric emptying in rats. J.Pharmacol.Exp.Ther. 1999 PMID: 10411571
Gulyas Potent, structurally constrained agonists and competitive antagonists of corticotropin-releasing factor. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.U.S.A. 1995 PMID: 7479843