SHEET /m/ghrelin · PubChem CID 16133832 · CAS 304853-26-7 · REV 2026.07
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Ghrelin
from sourceC149H249N47O42 · 3370.9 g/mol
motilin-related peptide · Gastric MLTRP · Motilin Related Peptide · PpMTLRP
What is Ghrelin?
The hunger hormone, released by an empty stomach to tell the brain it is time to eat. It rises before meals and falls after them. from source
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Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
SMILES
CCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@@H](C(=O)N[C@@H](CC1=CC=CC=C1)C…551 charactersWhere you'll find it
Your own body makes this one. It is not an ingredient you buy. See the rest of the body group.
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Where Ghrelin leads
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