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Somatostatin

A 14-amino-acid peptide hormone made by the hypothalamus, pancreas and gut: it curbs the release of growth hormone, insulin and glucagon. It was isolated in 1973 from sheep hypothalami in Roger Guillemin's laboratory. This family brings together the active ingredient and pharmacopoeial impurities.

Did you know?In 1977 a synthetic somatostatin gene was made to work in the bacterium Escherichia coli: it was one of the first hormones produced by genetic engineering.

SomatostatinGo to the active ingredient →
SomatostatinActive ingredientSomatostatinCat. No. P-S062-001CAS 38916-34-6

EDQM standards 2

The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.

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