AGA-(C8R)HNG17

a shorter 17-amino acid form of humanin that was accidentally discovered to have a 100-fold higher activity than humanin; amino acid sequence in first source

Networked: 1 relevant articles (1 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

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Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Aiso, Sadakazu: 1 article (05/2006)
2.	Chiba, Tomohiro: 1 article (05/2006)
3.	Matsuoka, Masaaki: 1 article (05/2006)
4.	Nishimoto, Ikuo: 1 article (05/2006)
5.	Sasabe, Jumpei: 1 article (05/2006)
6.	Terashita, Kenzo: 1 article (05/2006)
7.	Yamada, Marina: 1 article (05/2006)

Related Diseases

1.	Alzheimer Disease (Alzheimer's Disease) 05/12/2006 - "Here, we found that i.c.v. injection of a synthetic hybrid peptide named Colivelin composed of ADNF and AGA-(C8R)HNG17, a potent derivative of Humanin that is a bioactive peptide with anti-Alzheimer's disease activity, dose-dependently improved motor performance and prolonged survival of ALS mice. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Peptides (Polypeptides)
2.	Colivelin
3.	humanin