List of articles in "Biomolecule" category - Page 1769

Erythropoietin also known as erythropoetin or erthropoyetin (/ɨˌrɪθrɵˈpɔɪ.ɨtɨn/ /ɨˌrɪθrɵˈpɔɪtən/ and /ɨˌriːθrɵ-/) or EPO is a glycoprotein hormone that controls erythropoiesis or red blood cell production. It is a cytokine (protein […]

Leptin (from Greek λεπτός leptos thin) is a hormone made by fat cells which regulates total body fat by regulating both the sensation of hunger in the brain (central effect) […]

Prolactin (PRL) also known as luteotropic hormone or luteotropin is a protein that in humans is best known for its role in enabling female mammals to produce milk however it […]

Phenylalanine hydroxylase (PheOH alternatively PheH or PAH) (EC 1.14.16.1) is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydroxylation of the aromatic side-chain of phenylalanine to generate tyrosine. PheOH is one of three […]

RNA polymerase (RNAP or RNApol) also known as DNA-dependent RNA polymerase is an enzyme that produces primary transcript RNA. In cells RNAP is necessary for constructing RNA chains using DNA […]

Glutathione peroxidase (GPx) (EC 1.11.1.9) is the general name of an enzyme family with peroxidase activity whose main biological role is to protect the organism from oxidative damage. The biochemical […]

Forkhead box protein P2 also known as FOXP2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FOXP2 gene located on human chromosome 7 (7q31 at the SPCH1 locus). […]

Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) also called thyrotropin-releasing factor (TRF) thyroliberin or protirelin is a tropic tripeptidal hormone that stimulates the release of TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) and prolactin from the anterior pituitary. […]

Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) also known as corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) or corticoliberin is a peptide hormone and neurotransmitter involved in the stress response. It belongs to corticotropin-releasing factor family. In humans […]

Pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) is a precursor polypeptide with 241 amino acid residues. POMC is synthesized from the 285-amino-acid-long polypeptide precursor pre-pro-opiomelanocortin (pre-POMC) by the removal of a 44-amino-acid-long signal peptide sequence […]