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从用途定位看，ipamorelin 目前主要以研究用肽的身份被讨论，未见主要药品监管机构将其批准为治疗药物。市售材料通常标注仅供研究使用，不得用于人体或诊断程序。文献中它常与生长激素促分泌素、GHS-R1a 激动剂、胃饥饿素拟似物等表述并列出现。既有研究的样本量普遍偏小，因此对其效应强度与一致性的描述应保持谨慎。
Ipamorelin 是一种合成五肽，序列为 Aib-His-D-2-Nal-D-Phe-Lys-NH2，分子式 C38H49N9O5，游离碱分子量约 711.85 g/mol。它属于生长激素促分泌素（GHS）家族，作用靶点是胃饥饿素受体 GHS-R1a。该化合物由诺和诺德的研究团队在二十世纪九十年代末报道，设计目标是提高对生长激素释放的选择性。C 端酰胺化与 N 端 Aib 残基是两个用于抵抗肽酶降解的结构特征。
在 GHS 家族中，早期肽类如 GHRP-6 与 GHRP-2 会同时促进生长激素、皮质醇与催乳素的释放，并明显增加食欲。Ipamorelin 在动物与早期人体研究中表现出对生长激素释放的相对选择性，对上述其他激素的影响较小。这种差异通常归因于受体结合模式与下游信号偏向的不同，而完整的分子解释仍有待补充。需要区分的是，选择性是研究观察中的相对程度，并非绝对界限。
Lyophilized material is generally stored cold and dry, with desiccant, and protected from light. In solution the peptide is more vulnerable: the histidine side chain can oxidize, and repeated freeze-thaw cycles promote aggregation and loss of material to container surfaces. A mildly acidic aqueous buffer is often used for short-term handling because it limits several degradation routes. Accurate prediction of long-term stability under a given set of conditions is difficult, and published stability data remain sparse.
Published discussion of this compound is uneven. Some references describe it as a tool for probing growth hormone regulation, while others focus on analytical characterization or on comparisons with related secretagogues. Statements about selectivity, half-life and potency often trace back to a small number of original reports that later authors cite secondhand. Readers evaluating a claim should therefore check whether a figure reflects a direct measurement or a repeated citation, and whether the underlying study was conducted in animals, in isolated cells or in human volunteers.
| Property | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 分子式 | C38H49N9O5 | 五肽，C 端酰胺化 |
| 分子量 | 约 711.85 g/mol | 游离碱形式 |
| 外观 | 白色至类白色冻干粉 | 研究用材料的常见形态 |
| 溶解性 | 溶于水及 DMSO 等极性溶剂 | 建议现配现用 |
| 储存温度 | -20 °C 或更低 | 干燥、避光、限制冻融次数 |
Identity and purity are assessed by complementary methods rather than a single test. Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography separates the peptide from related impurities and reports a percentage purity. Mass spectrometry, most often with electrospray ionization, confirms the expected molecular mass and detects sequence-related variants. Amino acid analysis can verify composition, while water content and residual counterion measurements support the mass balance of a batch. Stability studies under accelerated conditions are used to estimate shelf life, though such estimates carry uncertainty for long-term storage.
Material supplied for research use is normally a white to off-white lyophilized powder. The solid is hygroscopic and is handled in a low-humidity environment to limit water uptake. Bulk quantities are frequently shipped in sealed vials under inert gas. Once reconstituted in water or a neutral buffer, the solution is less stable than the dry powder and is usually divided into single-use aliquots.
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The catalytic hydrogenation of cis-5-Norbornene-exo-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride [129-64-6] (1) gives Norbornane-2exo,3exo-dicarboxylic Acid-anhydride [14166-28-0] (2). Reaction with aqueous ammonia leads to Exo-2,3-norbornanedicarboximide [14805-29-9] (3). Alkylation with 1,4-dibromobutane [110-52-1] (4) gives CID:10661911 (5). Alkylation of the remaining halogen with 2-(1-Piperazinyl)Pyrimidine [20980-22-7] (6) completed the synthesis of Tandospirone (7).
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== Standard electrode potentials (reduction potentials) == Each half-reaction has a standard electrode potential (Eocell), which is equal to the potential difference or voltage at equilibrium under standard conditions of an electrochemical cell in which the cathode reaction is the half-reaction considered, and the anode is a standard hydrogen electrode where hydrogen is oxidized:
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两者都是 GHS-R1a 激动剂，但 ipamorelin 在研究中显示出更高的生长激素释放选择性。早期资料显示它对皮质醇、催乳素与食欲的刺激弱于 GHRP-6。这些差异是相对程度，而非绝对区分。
公开资料中它主要以研究用肽的形式出现，未获主要监管机构批准用于治疗。可得材料通常标注仅供研究使用。任何临床用途的宣称都缺少监管依据。
序列中的 Aib 与 D-2-Nal 等非天然残基可提高对肽酶的抵抗能力，并影响受体结合的构象。这类修饰在合成肽设计中较为常见。它们也使常规氨基酸分析需要额外步骤才能确认序列。
Aib 即 α-氨基异丁酸，是一种非蛋白质源氨基酸，其侧链为两个甲基。它在肽链中倾向于诱导螺旋构象并限制骨架的柔性。这种刚性被认为有助于抵抗蛋白酶切割。