Somatostatin is an inhibitor of growth hormone release from the anterior pituitary and suppresses the release of a variety of other hormones involved in the regulation of important physiological functions of the gastrointestinal tract.

 

CAS No.

 

38916-34-6 (net)

 

Molecular Formula

 

C76H104N18O19S2

 

Molecular Weight

1637.9

 

Sequence

H-Ala-Gly-Cys-Lys-Asn-Phe-Phe-Trp-Lys-Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-Cys-OH (Disulfide Bridge:3-14)

 

Fields of application

Ulcer bleeding

Hemorrhagic gastritis

Postoperative pancreatic and duodenal fistulae

Variceal hemorrhage