Classification
Compound class	Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
Ligand families/groups	Neuropeptides

Comments

There is some ambiguity in the literature and on other resources as to the exact chemical structure and stereochemistry of ghrelin. In the absence of a consensus chemical structure, we have chosen not to include an image of the molecule on this ligand entry. However, for representations of the structure please see these CHEBI:75431, CHEMBL425281 and PubChem CID 16133832 entries.

Gene/Precursor

Gene symbol Gene name Species Precursor protein name Synonyms GHRL ghrelin and obestatin prepropeptide Human prepro-appetite regulatory hormone ghrelin, ghrelin, growth hormone secretagogue receptor ligand, ghrelin/obestatin prepropeptide, MTLRP, obestatin

Database Links
BindingDB Ligand	21940
CAS Registry No.	258279-04-8 (Hs)
GtoPdb PubChem SID	135651762
UniProtKB	Q9UBU3 (Hs)
Wikipedia	Ghrelin