Preferred Name |
Tuftsin [Chemical/Ingredient] |
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Synonyms |
Taftsin |
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ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000170318 |
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altLabel |
Taftsin L-Arginine, N2-(1-(N2-L-threonyl-L-lysyl)-L-prolyl)- L-Threonyl-L-Lysyl-L-Prolyl-L-Arginine Tuftsin L-Thr-L-Lys-L-Pro-L-Arg |
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cui |
C0041350 |
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MESH DEFINITION |
N(2)-((1-(N(2)-L-Threonyl)-L-lysyl)-L-prolyl)-L-arginine. A tetrapeptide produced in the spleen by enzymatic cleavage of a leukophilic gamma-globulin. It stimulates the phagocytic activity of blood polymorphonuclear leukocytes and neutrophils in particular. The peptide is located in the Fd fragment of the gamma-globulin molecule. |
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MESH DUI |
D014405 |
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MeSH name |
Tuftsin |
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MESH UI |
M0022144 |
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NDFRT kind |
INGREDIENT_KIND |
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notation |
N0000170318 |
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NUI |
N0000170318 |
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prefLabel |
Tuftsin [Chemical/Ingredient] |
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tui |
T116 T129 |
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subClassOf |
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