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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。
Mass spectrometry confirms identity and reveals structural deviations that chromatography alone can miss. Positive-mode electrospray ionisation generally yields multiply charged ions whose deconvoluted mass is checked against the theoretical value. Amino acid analysis, and enzymatic digestion with subsequent fragment mapping, provide independent confirmation of sequence and of the terminal amide. Analysts take care to separate the target from deletion sequences, which may differ by one residue and therefore by only a small mass increment.
The lyophilised solid is normally held at -20 °C or colder, shielded from light and moisture. Stability in that state is measured in years, although shelf life depends on residual water content and the container seal. Once dissolved, the peptide is more fragile: aqueous solutions are commonly kept at 2-8 °C and used within days to weeks, and repeated freeze-thaw cycling is avoided. Strongly acidic or basic conditions accelerate hydrolysis, and prolonged exposure to them can strip the terminal amide.
| 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 |
Ipamorelin 是一种合成五肽，在 20 世纪 90 年代被报道为生长激素促分泌剂。其结构基于胃饥饿素受体激动剂的设计思路，但并非天然激素。早期药理学研究显示，它可刺激垂体释放生长激素，而对应激激素轴的影响相对较小。该化合物常被用作研究生长激素调节通路的工具分子。
在机制层面，ipamorelin 与生长激素促分泌受体 1a 型结合，该受体也介导胃饥饿素的多种效应。受体激活后，细胞内信号促进生长激素从垂体前叶释放。由于对促肾上腺皮质激素和皮质醇的刺激较弱，它被视为选择性较高的促分泌剂。这种选择性在动物模型和少量人体研究中被观察到，但人体数据仍然有限。
现有文献多来自小规模、短期的研究，涉及生长激素缺乏、术后肠麻痹等方向。长期使用是否导致受体脱敏，以及重复给药后效应是否衰减，仍属开放问题。不同研究之间的剂量、给药途径和受试者特征差异较大，因此结论外推需谨慎。关于临床获益的确切证据尚不充分，需要更大规模的对照试验来澄清。
Storage recommendations for ipamorelin usually focus on temperature, moisture, and light. Lyophilized powder is typically held at or below minus twenty degrees Celsius in a desiccated container protected from light. Reconstituted solutions are often aliquoted and stored at minus eighty degrees Celsius to reduce repeated freeze-thaw cycles, which can promote aggregation or degradation. The optimal buffer and pH depend on the specific assay, and no single condition applies to every experimental context. Peptide stability should be assessed with time-point measurements rather than assumed from general handling rules.
In the scientific literature, ipamorelin appears mainly in preclinical studies, receptor binding assays, and reviews of growth hormone secretagogues. Authors often discuss its selectivity profile alongside limitations such as small sample sizes, short study durations, and differences between species. Some papers examine pharmacokinetics and clearance, but human data are limited and not sufficient to define general clinical effects. Regulatory discussion treats the compound as an investigational or research substance rather than an approved therapy in most jurisdictions. Open questions include oral bioavailability, long-term endocrine effects, and whether selectivity observed in animals persists in humans.
Research peptides such as ipamorelin are commonly supplied as lyophilized powder and characterized by analytical certificates. Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography is used to estimate purity by ultraviolet absorbance, while mass spectrometry confirms molecular identity and detects sequence-related impurities. Counterion content, water content, and residual synthesis reagents can affect the reported mass balance. A certificate of analysis may list a purity percentage, but that number depends on the analytical method and the definition of impurity peaks. Independent verification is often recommended because research supply chains vary in quality control practices.
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If the temperature is too low, the primer may bind imperfectly. If it is too high, the primer may not bind at all. A typical annealing temperature is about 3–5 °C below the Tm of the primers used. Stable hydrogen bonds between complementary bases are formed only when the primer sequence very closely matches the template sequence. During this step, the polymerase binds to the primer-template hybrid and begins DNA formation. Extension/Elongation: The temperature at this step depends on the DNA polymerase used; the optimum activity temperature for the thermostable DNA polymerase of Taq polymerase is approximately 75–80 °C (167–176 °F), though a temperature of 72 °C (162 °F) is commonly used with this enzyme. In this step, the DNA polymerase synthesizes a new DNA strand complementary to the DNA template strand by adding free dNTPs from the reaction mixture that is complementary to the template in the 5'-to-3' direction, condensing the 5'-phosphate group of the dNTPs with the 3'-hydroxy group at the end of the nascent (elongating) DNA strand. The precise time required for elongation depends both on the DNA polymerase used and on the length of the DNA target region to amplify. As a rule of thumb, at their optimal temperature, most DNA polymerases polymerize a thousand bases per minute. Under optimal conditions (i.e., if there are no limitations due to limiting substrates or reagents), at each extension/elongation step, the number of DNA target sequences is doubled.
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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。