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FSH   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 1157

Synonyms: follitropin | human follicle stimulating hormone
Approved drug
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
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Classification Click here for help
Compound class Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
Ligand families/groups Glycoprotein hormones
Approved drug? Yes. US FDA (1997)
International Nonproprietary Names Click here for help
INN number INN
4798 urofollitropin
Synonyms Click here for help
follitropin | human follicle stimulating hormone
Database Links Click here for help
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