Synonyms: follitropin | human follicle stimulating hormone
FSH is an approved drug (FDA (1997))
Compound class:
Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
Comment: FSH is a 35.5 kDa glycoprotein heterodimer, consisting of an alpha (CGA) and a beta polypeptide (FSHB) subunit. This entry also represents urofollitropin, which is a purified form of FSH that is extracted from human menopausal urine.
Species: Human
View more information in the IUPHAR Pharmacology Education Project: fsh |
Classification | |
Compound class | Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat |
Ligand families/groups | Glycoprotein hormones |
Approved drug? | Yes (FDA (1997)) |
International Nonproprietary Names | |
INN number | INN |
4798 | urofollitropin |
Synonyms |
follitropin | human follicle stimulating hormone |
Database Links | |
Specialist databases | |
GPCRdb Ligand | FSH |
Other databases | |
ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL2108427 |
DrugBank Ligand | DB00094 |
Ensembl Gene | ENSG00000131808 (Hs), ENSG00000135346 (Hs) |
GtoPdb PubChem SID | 135651747 |
Human Protein Atlas | ENSG00000131808 (Hs), ENSG00000135346 (Hs) |
PubChem CID | 62819 |
Search PubMed clinical trials | urofollitropin |
Search PubMed titles | urofollitropin |
Search PubMed titles/abstracts | urofollitropin |
Wikipedia | Follicle-stimulating_hormone |