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Chromogranin B

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Definition: A type of chromogranin which was initially characterized in a rat PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA CELL LINE. It is found in many species including human, rat, mouse, and others. It is an acidic protein with 626 to 657 amino acid residues. In some species, it inhibits secretion of PARATHYROID HORMONE or INSULIN and exerts bacteriolytic effects in others.      Other names Secretogranin I
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
chromogranin B, rat  0   *Chromogranin B.
chromogranin B, mouse  0   *Chromogranin B.
CHGB protein, human  0   *Chromogranin B.
chromogranin B (1-40)  0   *Peptide Fragments *Chromogranin B. Regul Pept 2002 May 15;105(2):93-100
chromogranin B (368-417)  0   *Peptide Fragments *Chromogranin B. Peptides 2001 Sep;22(9):1491-9
PE 11 peptide  0   *Peptide Fragments *Chromogranin B. Eur J Neurosci 1996 Dec;8(12):2679-89
secretolytin  0   *Peptide Fragments *Chromogranin B. Eur J Biochem 1995 Apr 15;229(2):356-68
BAM 1745  133136-47-7 BAM 1745  *Peptide Fragments *Chromogranin B Pyrrolidonecarboxylic Acid/*analogs & derivatives. Cell Mol Neurobiol 1991;10(4):507
chromogranin B-carboxy-terminal region 597-653  0   *Peptide Fragments *Chromogranin B. FEBS Lett 1987;224(1):142
GAWK  95327-14-3   *Chromogranin B. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1985;126(1):602

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