The following guidelines have been developed for somatotropin analogs:
The som- prefix is used for growth hormone derivatives, eg:
- somatropin for human growth hormone
- somatrem for methionyl human growth hormone
The som- prefix and the -bove suffix are required for bovine somatotropin derivates, eg:
- somidobove
- sometribove
- somagrebove
The som- prefix and the -por suffix are required for porcine somatotropin derivatives, eg:
- somalapor
- somenopor
- sometripor
- somfasepor
Last updated:May 06, 2008
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