loading...| Preferred Name |
Oxytocin |
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| Synonyms |
Cys-Tyr-Ile-Gln-Asn-Cys-Pro-Leu-Gly-NH2 3-Isoleucine-8-Leucine Vasopressin 1-({(4R,7S,10S,13S,16S,19R)-19-amino-7-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-10-(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-16-(4-hydroxybenzyl)-13-[(1S)-1-methylpropyl]-6,9,12,15,18-pentaoxo-1,2-dithia-5,8,11,14,17-pentaazacycloicosan-4-yl}carbonyl)-L-prolyl-L-leucylglycinamide CYIQNCPLG-NH2 Vasporessin, 3-Isoleucine-8-Leucine OXT Ocytocin Oxytocin |
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| Definitions |
Oxytocin (9 aa, ~1 kDa) is encoded by the human OXT gene. This protein plays a role in smooth muscle contraction in both the mammary gland and uterus. Oxytocin also may also be involved in maternal-newborn bonding, cognition and many other psychological and physiological processes. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C2283 |
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| code |
C2283 |
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| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142799 |
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| Contributing_Source |
CTRP |
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| DEFINITION |
Oxytocin (9 aa, ~1 kDa) is encoded by the human OXT gene. This protein plays a role in smooth muscle contraction in both the mammary gland and uterus. Oxytocin also may also be involved in maternal-newborn bonding, cognition and many other psychological and physiological processes. |
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| Display_Name |
Oxytocin |
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| FULL_SYN |
Cys-Tyr-Ile-Gln-Asn-Cys-Pro-Leu-Gly-NH2 3-Isoleucine-8-Leucine Vasopressin 1-({(4R,7S,10S,13S,16S,19R)-19-amino-7-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-10-(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-16-(4-hydroxybenzyl)-13-[(1S)-1-methylpropyl]-6,9,12,15,18-pentaoxo-1,2-dithia-5,8,11,14,17-pentaazacycloicosan-4-yl}carbonyl)-L-prolyl-L-leucylglycinamide CYIQNCPLG-NH2 Vasporessin, 3-Isoleucine-8-Leucine OXT Ocytocin Oxytocin |
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| label |
Oxytocin |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Oxytocin |
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| OMIM_Number |
167050 |
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| Preferred_Name |
Oxytocin |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C2283 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein Hormone |
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| Swiss_Prot |
P01178 |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0030095 |
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| subClassOf |