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Updated 2025-10-16. Numbers and descriptions here follow the published literature rather than marketing material.
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。
从用途定位看，ipamorelin 目前主要以研究用肽的身份被讨论，未见主要药品监管机构将其批准为治疗药物。市售材料通常标注仅供研究使用，不得用于人体或诊断程序。文献中它常与生长激素促分泌素、GHS-R1a 激动剂、胃饥饿素拟似物等表述并列出现。既有研究的样本量普遍偏小，因此对其效应强度与一致性的描述应保持谨慎。
杂质谱一般包含缺失序列片段、差向异构体、氧化产物以及残留溶剂或反离子，其中组氨酸与芳香残基的氧化常被重点关注。反相色谱中这类杂质往往紧邻主峰洗脱，因此方法需要足够的分离度并经过系统适用性验证。纯度百分比的解读依赖于检测波长与梯度条件，不同实验室公布的数字不宜直接横向比较。参考标准品有助于跨批次对照，但其自身赋值同样需要可追溯来源。
冻干状态下的肽通常比溶液状态更稳定，常规做法是维持 -20 °C 或更低温度、保持干燥并避开强光。复溶后的降解主要来自水解、氧化与脱酰胺，速率受 pH、缓冲液种类、离子强度与温度共同影响，碱性条件一般会加快这些反应。反复冻融会造成聚集与容器吸附损失，分装保存能降低该风险。容器材质与金属离子也可能参与氧化过程，需与操作条件一并考虑。
| 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 |
Most published work on ipamorelin comes from rodent studies and small early-phase human trials. Subcutaneous and intravenous routes have been used, while oral delivery is limited by poor absorption and rapid breakdown in the gut. The reported plasma half-life is short, on the order of two hours, and varies with species and assay method. Whether chronic use produces meaningful clinical benefit remains unresolved, and long-term safety data in humans are sparse. No major regulatory agency has approved the compound as a therapeutic drug.
Ipamorelin is a synthetic pentapeptide that belongs to the growth hormone secretagogue family. Its sequence is Aib-His-D-2-Nal-D-Phe-Lys-NH2, incorporating two non-natural residues that resist enzymatic breakdown. Researchers at Novo Nordisk described the compound in the 1990s while searching for agents that release growth hormone with fewer side effects than earlier secretagogues. The molecule acts as an agonist at the ghrelin receptor, also called GHS-R1a, which is expressed in the pituitary and in several peripheral tissues.
Selectivity distinguishes ipamorelin from first-generation secretagogues such as GHRP-6. At doses that reliably raise growth hormone, it shows little stimulation of adrenocorticotropic hormone or cortisol release in animal models, and it does not markedly raise prolactin or appetite. Binding at GHS-R1a on pituitary somatotrophs triggers calcium influx and pulsatile growth hormone secretion. Because the compound mimics the natural ghrelin signal, the release pattern tends to follow the body's own rhythm rather than producing a sustained elevation.
Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography is the standard tool for assessing purity. Detection near 214 nanometers captures the peptide backbone, and the resulting chromatogram shows the main peak alongside related impurities. Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry confirms molecular mass and supports sequence verification. Common degradation products include oxidized residues, deamidated forms, and truncated fragments, each appearing as a distinct peak or shoulder in the trace.
Quality claims for research peptides vary widely across suppliers. A certificate of analysis should list purity by chromatography, the mass found by spectrometry, and the analytical conditions used. Independent testing at a third-party laboratory is a common way to check identity and purity, because documents alone cannot confirm what is inside a vial. Purity figures describe the proportion of the target peptide among detected species, and they say nothing about biological activity or sterility.
Ipamorelin is a synthetic pentapeptide that belongs to the growth hormone secretagogue class. It acts as an agonist at the ghrelin receptor, also called the growth hormone secretagogue receptor type 1a. The compound was designed in the 1990s during a search for agents that release growth hormone with fewer off-target hormonal effects than earlier secretagogues. It appears in the research literature under several sequence-based names. Material supplied for laboratory work is normally a lyophilized solid, and it is not marketed as an approved therapeutic in major jurisdictions.
The molecule contains five residues, including alpha-aminoisobutyric acid, D-2-naphthylalanine, and D-phenylalanine, and it ends in a lysine amide. Non-natural and D-configured residues make the chain less susceptible to common peptidases, which helps explain its resistance to rapid breakdown. Its molecular formula is C38H49N9O5, corresponding to a free-base mass near 711.9 daltons. The C-terminal amide removes a negative charge and is a recurring feature in receptor-active peptides of this family. These structural choices are usually discussed as the basis for its selectivity profile.
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The exhibition was sponsored by the General Agent and Sole Distribution of medicine in Egypt and Sudan, Syria and Lebanon. Later on, Teva exported its products to the US, Soviet Union (USSR), health institutes in Denmark, Czechoslovakia, Persia and Burma.
According to a recent patent application, yields of up to 95% are obtained with the same starting materials in toluene in the presence of potassium methoxide. It is subject to keto-enol tautomerism and exists predominantly enol when dissolved. Upon UV radiation, it may convert to keto form, while converting back to enol form after placing in dark.
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Moderate alcohol consumption, one standard drink per day, by breastfeeding mothers is not known to significantly affect infants; however, the American Academy of Pediatrics strongly discourages more than two standard drinks per day. Even one or two drinks, including beer, may reduce milk intake by 20 to 23%, leading to increased agitation and poor sleep patterns. Regular heavy drinking (more than two drinks daily) can shorten breastfeeding duration and cause issues in infants, such as excessive sedation, fluid retention, and hormonal imbalances. Additionally, higher alcohol consumption may negatively impact children's academic achievement. When breastfeeding, alcohol may be consumed in moderation and does not require "Pumping-and-Dumping" (pumping and discarding breastmilk). Alcohol crosses from the blood to the breastmilk by diffusion. Thus, the concentration of alcohol in the breastmilk is approximately equal to the concentration in the maternal bloodstream at any given time. As the mother's liver processes the alcohol, more and more alcohol is pulled out of the breastmilk and back into the bloodstream. Thus, it is suggested to wait 2 hours after drinking before nursing or pumping. In the case of infrequent binge drinking, it has been shown that infants consume through breastmilk only a fraction of the alcohol their mothers have ingested. While a minute, clinically insignificant amount of alcohol may be absorbed into the infant's bloodstream, it is unlikely that this amount would cause any noticeable cognitive or neuromotor effects.
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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。