Concepedia

Isolation and Amino Acid Composition of Human Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide (VIP)

Mats Carlquist, Timothy J. McDonald, V.L.W. Go, D. Bataille, C. Johansson, Viktor Mutt

Hormone and Metabolic Research · 1982 · 58 citations · 0 references

Concepts

Life SciencesBiochemistryProtein BiochemistryAmino Acid CompositionGastrointestinal FunctionGastrointestinal PathophysiologyGastrointestinal PharmacologyGastrointestinal PhysiologyAmino Acid Composition AnalysisColonic PhysiologyDigestive Tract PeptidesVasoactive Intestinal Peptide Signaling

Abstract

The human vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) has been isolated from colonic tissue. The amino acid composition and N-terminus (histidine) of the human VIP are identical to those previously reported for bovine and porcine VIP.