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Cosyntropin

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Definition: A synthetic peptide that is identical to the 24-amino acid segment at the N-terminal of ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE. ACTH (1-24), a segment similar in all species, contains the biological activity that stimulates production of CORTICOSTEROIDS in the ADRENAL CORTEX.     
Pharmacological Action Hormones 		Other names Tetracosactrin; Tetracosactide; ACTH (1-24); Tetracosactide Organon Brand; ACTH, Synthetic; Tetracosapeptide; Synthetic ACTH; Organon Brand of Tetracosactide; Cortrosyn; Cortosyn; Corticotropin (1-24)-Tetracosapeptide; Corticotropin (1-24)-Peptide; ACTH 1-24; 1-24-Corticotropin; 1-24-ACTHDrugs* : CORTROSYN; COSYNTROPIN
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
ACTH (15-24)  60063-06-1   *Cosyntropin *Peptide Fragments. Mol Cell Endocrinol 1985;42(2):119
ACTH (1-24), Phe(2)-Nle(4)  97773-00-7   *Cosyntropin/analogs & derivatives. Endocrinology 1985;117(1):38
cosyntropin, 7-meTrp(9)  33815-02-0   Cosyntropin/*analogs & derivatives. Int J Pept Protein Res 1984;24(5):529
ACTH (19-24)  99570-17-9 L-Proline, 1-(N-(N-(N2-(N-L-prolyl-L-valyl)-L-lysyl)-L-valyl)-L-tyrosyl)-, (1R-(1alpha(Z),2beta(1E,3S*),5alpha))  *Cosyntropin *Peptide Fragments. Bioorg Khim 1984;10(5):618
ACTH (11-24)  4237-93-8 alpha11-24-Corticotropin  *Cosyntropin *Peptide Fragments. Physiol Behav 1982;28(3):497
ACTH (6-24)  33512-65-1 alpha(6-24)-corticotropin  *Cosyntropin *Peptide Fragments. Biochem J 1980;186(2):599
ACTH (5-24)  39603-68-4 alpha(5-24)-corticotropin  *Cosyntropin *Peptide Fragments. Biochem J 1980;186(2):599
adrenocorticotropin zinc  53468-06-7   *Cosyntropin Delayed-Action Preparations.
Pharma Action Hormones 		Clin Exp Immunol 20(1):55;1975; J Endocrinol 59(2):xxix;1973; Lancet 1(7904):456;1975; Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 1981;125(8):321; Z Neuropathol Endokrynolog Pol 29:121;1978CORTROPHIN-ZINC

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