Inhibition of ghrelin O-acyltransferase (GOAT) by octanoylated pentapeptides

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 105, Issue 31, 2008, Pages 10750-10755

  Yang, Jing ^a   Zhao, Tong Jin ^a   Goldstein, Joseph L ^a   Brown, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Appetite control; In vitro; Inhibitors; Obesity; Octanoylation of proghrelin

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; GHRELIN; GHRELIN O ACYLTRANSFERASE; OCTANOYLATED PENTAPEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; SERINE;

ACYLATION; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEACYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; INSECT CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; BACULOVIRIDAE; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; GHRELIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MEMBRANES; MICE; OBESITY; OCTANOIC ACIDS; PEPTIDES; TRITIUM;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 49449085708     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0805353105     Document Type: Article

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