Name | Spexin |
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Description | Spexin is a potent galanin receptor 2/3 (GAL2/GAL3) agonist (EC50 values are 45.7 and 112.2 nM, respectively). Spexin exhibits no significant activity at galanin receptor 1. Spexin is an endogenous satiety-inducing peptide; Spexin inhibits long chain fatty acid uptake by adipocytes and decreases food consumption in diet-induced obese mice and rats. Spexin attenuates LH secretion in goldfish. Spexin exhibits anxiolytic effects in vivo. |
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Molecular Formula | C74H114N20O19S |
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Molecular Weight | 1619.88 |