US PATENT SUBCLASS 530 / 306
.~ Corticotropin (ATCH); related peptides

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530 /   HD   CHEMISTRY: NATURAL RESINS OR DERIVATIVES; PEPTIDES OR PROTEINS; LIGNINS OR REACTION PRODUCTS THEREOF

300  DF  PEPTIDES OF 3 TO 100 AMINO ACID RESIDUES {29}
306.~ Corticotropin (ATCH); related peptides

DEFINITION

Classification: 530/306

Corticotropins (ATCH); related peptides:

(under subclass 303) Peptides containing at least half the amino acid residues in sequence of the polypeptide with the structure: [figure]

(1) Note. Physical Properties. Number of Residues: 39. Molecular Weight: 4541

(2) Note. Physiological properties. Pituitary hormone which stimulates release of adrenal cortical steroids and induces growth of adrenal cortex. Sequence 1-13 is equivalent to alpha melanotropin.

(3) Note. Synonyms. Adrenocorticotropic hormone Cosyntropin, 1-39 ATCH, ATCH, Acethropan, Acortan, Acorto, Acthar, Acton, Actonar, Adrenome, Alfatrofin, Cibacthen, Corstiline, Cortiphyson, Isactid, Reacthin, Solacthyl, Tubex.

(4) Note. CA Registry Numbers of underivitized form:

9002-60-2 [figure]

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

930, Peptide or Protein Sequence, 70, for corticotropin peptide or protein sequences.