Synonyms: NutropinAq® | Omnitrope® | Saizen® | somatotropin
growth hormone 1 is an approved drug (FDA (1976), EMA (2001))
Compound class:
Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat
Comment: Human growth hormone 1 (somatropin) produced by recombinant technology is an approved drug with the INN somatropin. This has identical 191-amino acid sequence to the endogenous hormone.
Biosimilar drug: The EMA approved the biosimilar named Omnitrope (Sandoz GmbH) in 2006.
Species: Human
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Classification ![]() |
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Compound class | Endogenous peptide in human, mouse or rat |
Approved drug? | Yes (FDA (1976), EMA (2001)) |
International Nonproprietary Names ![]() |
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INN number | INN |
239 | somatropin |
Synonyms ![]() |
NutropinAq® | Omnitrope® | Saizen® | somatotropin |
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Database Links ![]() |
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CAS Registry No. | 12629-01-5 (source: Scifinder) |
DrugBank Ligand | DB00052 (Hs) |
Ensembl Gene | ENSG00000189162 (Hs) |
GtoPdb PubChem SID | 178101641 |
Human Protein Atlas | ENSG00000189162 (Hs) |
Search PubMed clinical trials | somatropin |
Search PubMed titles | somatropin |
Search PubMed titles/abstracts | somatropin |
UniProtKB | P01241 (Hs) |
Wikipedia | Growth_hormone_1 |