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Biological Activity
Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) with potent appetite-suppressing activity. Satiety factor; inhibits normal and starvation-induced feeding. Closely related to the actions of leptin and neuropeptide Y; blocks the neuropeptide Y-induced feeding response.
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Solubility Data
Solubility
Soluble to 1 mg/ml in water
Preparing Stock Solutions
The following data is based on the product molecular weight 5245.18. Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to solvent of hydration, which will affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.
Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass
1 mg
5 mg
10 mg
1 mM
0.19 mL
0.95 mL
1.91 mL
5 mM
0.04 mL
0.19 mL
0.38 mL
10 mM
0.02 mL
0.1 mL
0.19 mL
50 mM
0 mL
0.02 mL
0.04 mL
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Product Datasheets
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References
References are publications that support the products' biological activity.
Thimet al (1998) CART, a new anorectic peptide. Int.J.Biochem.Cell Biol. 30 1281 PMID: 9924797
Ludvigsenet al (2001) Solution structure of the satiety factor, CART, reveals new functionality of a well-known fold. Biochemistry 40 9082 PMID: 11478874