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

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

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.