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CHEBI:9937 - vasopressin

ChEBI IDCHEBI:9937
ChEBI Namevasopressin
Stars
DefinitionA family of cyclic nonapeptide hormones found in most mammals. Synthesised in the hypothalamus and stored in the post-pituitary, vasopressins play a key rôle in homeostasis, particularly in regulating the body's water content. Together with the similar neuropeptide oxytocin, they are believed to influence social cognition and behaviour.
Last Modified23 October 2015
FormulaC46H65N15O12S2.C46H65N13O12S2
Net Charge0
Average Mass2140.458
Monoisotopic Mass2138.86956
Roles Classification
Chemical Roles:
Bronsted base  A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Brønsted acid).
Bronsted base  A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Brønsted acid).
Biological Role:
hormone  Originally referring to an endogenous compound that is formed in specialized organ or group of cells and carried to another organ or group of cells, in the same organism, upon which it has a specific regulatory function, the term is now commonly used to include non-endogenous, semi-synthetic and fully synthetic analogues of such compounds.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
vasopressin (CHEBI:9937) is a heterodetic cyclic peptide (CHEBI:24533)
vasopressin (CHEBI:9937) is a peptide hormone (CHEBI:25905)
Incoming Relation(s)
argipressin (CHEBI:34543) is a vasopressin (CHEBI:9937)
INNs  Source
Inyectable de vasopresinaChemIDplus
Solute injectable de vasopressineChemIDplus
Vasopressini injectioChemIDplus
Synonyms  Source
ADHKEGG COMPOUND
Antidiuretic hormoneKEGG COMPOUND
arginine vasopressinChEBI
argipressinChEBI
AVPChEBI
beta-HypophamineChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00840KEGG COMPOUND
D00101KEGG DRUG
Registry NumbersSources
CAS:11000-17-2ChemIDplus
Citations