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'''Vasotocin''' is an ] hybrid of ] and ] found in all non-mammalian vertebrates including ]s, ], ]s and in foetal mammals. In mammals it appears to have similar biological properties to both oxytocin (stimulating reproductive tract contraction as in egg laying or birth) and vasopressin (diuretic and antidiuretic effects). It has been found to have effects on the regulation of ]<ref name="isbn3-540-58961-9">{{cite book | author = Kales, Anthony | authorlink = | editor = | others = | title = The Pharmacology of sleep | edition = | language = | publisher = Springer-Verlag | location = Berlin | year = 1995 | origyear = | pages = | quote = | isbn = 3-540-58961-9 | oclc = | doi = | url = | accessdate = }}</ref>. It's functions in non-mammals are unknown. '''Vasotocin''' is an ] hybrid of ] and ] found in all non-mammalian vertebrates including ]s, ], ]s and in fetal mammals. In mammals it appears to have similar biological properties to both oxytocin (stimulating reproductive tract contraction as in egg laying or birth) and vasopressin (diuretic and antidiuretic effects). It has been found to have effects on the regulation of ]<ref name="isbn3-540-58961-9">{{cite book | author = Kales, Anthony | authorlink = | editor = | others = | title = The Pharmacology of sleep | edition = | language = | publisher = Springer-Verlag | location = Berlin | year = 1995 | origyear = | pages = | quote = | isbn = 3-540-58961-9 | oclc = | doi = | url = | accessdate = }}</ref>. It's functions in non-mammals are unknown.


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Vasotocin
Names
IUPAC name 1--13--3,6,9,12,15-pentaoxo-18,19-dithia-2,5,8,11,14-pentazacycloicosane-1-carbonyl]-N--5-(diaminomethylideneamino)-1-oxopentan-2-yl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide
Other names Argiprestocin; Arg-vasotocin; 8-Arg-vasotocin; Arginine vasotocin
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ECHA InfoCard 100.245.670 Edit this at Wikidata
PubChem CID
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SMILES
  • CC(C)C1C(=O)N(C(=O)N(C(=O)N(CSSC(C(=O)N(C(=O)N1)CC2=CC=C(C=C2)O)N)C(=O)N3CCCC3C(=O)N(CCCN=C(N)N)C(=O)NCC(=O)N)CC(=O)N)CCC(=O)N
Properties
Chemical formula C43H67N15O12S2
Molar mass 1050.22 g·mol
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Chemical compound

Vasotocin is an oligopeptide hybrid of oxytocin and vasopressin found in all non-mammalian vertebrates including birds, fish, amphibians and in fetal mammals. In mammals it appears to have similar biological properties to both oxytocin (stimulating reproductive tract contraction as in egg laying or birth) and vasopressin (diuretic and antidiuretic effects). It has been found to have effects on the regulation of REM sleep. It's functions in non-mammals are unknown.

Sources

  1. Kales, Anthony (1995). The Pharmacology of sleep. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 3-540-58961-9.

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