GLP-2 (1-33), human
Product Code: CS9065

His-Ala-Asp-Gly-Ser-Phe-Ser-Asp-Glu-Met-Asn-Thr-Ile-Leu-Asp-Asn-Leu-Ala-Ala-Arg-Asp-Phe-Ile-Asn-Trp-Leu-Ile-Gln-Thr-Lys-Ile-Thr-Asp

C₁₆₅H₂₅₄N₄₄O₅₅S
MW: 3766.13
CAS: [223460-79-5]
Longterm storage temperature: -20 C

Like GLP-1, GLP-2 is secreted from enteroendocrine cells in a nutrient-dependent manner in both rodents and humans. Currently GLP-2 is used as a potential therapeutic agent for human subjects with a broad variety of intestinal diseases characterized by intestinal damage and insufficiency.

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D.J.Drucker, Trends Endocrinol. Metab., 10, 153 (1999)
D.J.Drucker, Gastroenterology, 122, 531 (2002)
D.J.Drucker, Gut, 50, 428 (2002)
P.T.Schmidt et al., Regul. Peptides, 116, 21 (2003)