Term Name: | oxytocin |
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Synonyms: | (1-Hemicystine)oxytocin, 1-({(4R,7S,10S,13S,16S,19R)-19-amino-7-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-10-(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-16-(4-hydroxybenzyl)-13-[(1S)-1-methylpropyl]-6,9,12,15,18-pentaoxo-1,2-dithia-5,8,11,14,17-pentaazacycloicosan-4-yl}carbonyl)-L-prolyl-L-leucylglycinamide, 3-Isoleucine-8-leucine vasopressin, Endopituitrina, L-Cysteinyl-L-tyrosyl-L-isoleucyl-L-glutaminyl-L-asparaginyl-L-cysteinyl-L-prolyl-L-leucylglycinamide cyclic(1-6)-disulfide, Ocytocin, Orasthin, OT, oxitocina, OXT, oxytocin, oxytocine, oxytocinum, Pitocin, Piton S, Syntocinon |
Definition: | A cyclic nonapeptide hormone with amino acid sequence CYIQNCPLG that also acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain; the principal uterine-contracting and milk-ejecting hormone of the posterior pituitary. Together with the neuropeptide vasopressin, it is believed to influence social cognition and behaviour. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:7872] ( EBI ) |