H-D-Phe-Cys-Phe-D-Trp-Lys-Thr-Cys-L-threoninol acetate salt (Disulfide bond)
Molecular Formula:
Free Base: C49H66N10O10S2
Molecular Weight:
Free Base: 1019.26 g/mol
Applications:
This octapeptide analogue of somatostatin is used to treat severe watery diarrhoea and sudden redding of the face and neck caused by certain types of tumors such as carcinoid tumors vasoactive intestinal peptide tumors that are usually in the intestines and pancreas.