Peg MGF peptide
Not For Human Use, Lab Use Only.
Cat.#: 300016
Special Price 303.6 USD
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Product Name
Peg MGF peptide
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Documents
Batch to batch variation of the purity
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Sequence Shortening
PEG-Suc-YQPPSTNKNTKSQrrKGSTFEEHK-NH2, r=D-Arg
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Sequence
PEG-Suc-Tyr-Gln-Pro-Pro-Ser-Thr-Asn-Lys-Asn-Thr-Lys-Ser-Gln-D-Arg-D-Arg-Lys-Gly-Ser-Thr-Phe-Glu-Glu-His-Lys-NH2
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Length (aa)
24
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Peptide Purity (HPLC)
97.4%
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Molecular Formula
C121H200N42O39
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Molecular Weight
2948.15
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Source
Synthetic
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Form
Powder
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Description
Peg MGF is also named: peg MGF,Mechano growth factor,IGF-1 EC. PEG MGF is a splice variant of the IGF produced by a frame shift if the IGF gene and PEGylated to improve stability. PEG-MGF, or PEGylated Mechano Growth Factor, is a new and innovative form of the IGF produced by a frame shift if the IGF gene, namely Mechano Growth Factor (MGF), which is PEGylated to improve stability that outperforms natural MGF many times over. MGF is a splice variant of the IGF gene which increases stem cell count in the muscle and allows for muscle fibers to fuse and mature. This is a process required for growth of adult muscle. Natural MGF is made locally and does not travel into the bloodstream. Synthetic MGF is water based and when administered intramuscularly, travels into the bloodstream. MGF is only stable in the blood stream for only a few minutes. Research has shown that PEG-MGF helps increase the muscle stem cell count, so that more may fuse and become part of adult muscle cells.
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Storage Guidelines
Normally, this peptide will be delivered in lyophilized form and should be stored in a freezer at or below -20 °C. For more details, please refer to the manual:Handling and Storage of Synthetic Peptides
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References
- Kim SJ, Park MH, Moon HJ, Park JH, Ko du Y, Jeong B. Polypeptide thermogels as a three dimensional culture scaffold for hepatogenic differentiation of human tonsil-derived mesenchymal stem cells. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2014;6(19):17034-43.
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About TFA salt
Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) has a significant impact on peptides due to its role in the peptide synthesis process.
TFA is essential for the protonation of peptides that lack basic amino acids such as Arginine (Arg), Histidine (His), and Lysine (Lys), or ones that have blocked N-termini. As a result, peptides often contain TFA salts in the final product.
TFA residues, when present in custom peptides, can cause unpredictable fluctuations in experimental data. At a nanomolar (nM) level, TFA can influence cell experiments, hindering cell growth at low concentrations (as low as 10 nM) and promoting it at higher doses (0.5–7.0 mM). It can also serve as an allosteric regulator on the GlyR of glycine receptors, thereby increasing receptor activity at lower glycine concentrations.
In an in vivo setting, TFA can trifluoroacetylate amino groups in proteins and phospholipids, inducing potentially unwanted antibody responses. Moreover, TFA can impact structure studies as it affects spectrum absorption.
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