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Descriptor English: Thymopentin
Descriptor Spanish: Timopentina
Descriptor timopentina
Entry term(s) TP-5
pentapéptido de timopoyetina
Scope note: Pentapéptido sintético correspondiente a los aminoácidos 32-36 de la timopoyetina y que muestra toda la actividad biológica de la hormona natural. Es un inmunomodulador que se ha estudiado como posible tratamiento en la artritis reumatoide, el sida y otras inmunodeficiencias primarias.
Descriptor Portuguese: Timopentina
Descriptor French: Thymopentine
Entry term(s): Pentapeptide, Thymopoietin
TP-5
Thymopoietin Pentapeptide
Timunox
Tree number(s): D06.472.910.800.850
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016305
Scope note: Synthetic pentapeptide corresponding to the amino acids 32-36 of thymopoietin and exhibiting the full biological activity of the natural hormone. It is an immunomodulator which has been studied for possible use in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, AIDS, and other primary immunodeficiencies.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Adjuvants, Immunologic
Registry Number: O3Y80ZF13F
CAS Type 1 Name: L-Tyrosine, N-(N-(N-(N2-L-arginyl-L-lysyl)-L-alpha-aspartyl)-L-valyl)-
Previous Indexing: Oligopeptides (1980-1981)
Peptide Fragments (1981-1990)
Thymopoietins (1981-1990)
Public MeSH Note: 91
History Note: 91
DeCS ID: 29133
Unique ID: D016305
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1990/05/29
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Thymopentin - Preferred
Concept UI M0024918
Scope note Synthetic pentapeptide corresponding to the amino acids 32-36 of thymopoietin and exhibiting the full biological activity of the natural hormone. It is an immunomodulator which has been studied for possible use in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, AIDS, and other primary immunodeficiencies.
Preferred term Thymopentin
Entry term(s) Pentapeptide, Thymopoietin
TP-5
Thymopoietin Pentapeptide
Timunox - Narrower
Concept UI M0373281
Preferred term Timunox



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