Synthesis, secretion, and deacylation of Ghrelin

Yin X, Li Y, Xu G, An W, Zhang W. Ghrelin fluctuation, what determines its production? Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai). 2009 Mar;41(3):188–97. doi: 10.1093/abbs/gmp001. PMID: 19280057.; Soares JB, Leite-Moreira AF. Ghrelin, des-acyl ghrelin and obestatin: three pieces of the same puzzle. Peptides. 2008 Jul;29(7):1255–70. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2008.02.018. PMID: 18396350.

Metabolites

Calcium cation

Formula: Ca (39.962591)

CAS ID: 14127-61-8

D-Glucose

Formula: C6H12O6 (180.0633852)

CAS ID: 50-99-7

Octanoic acid

Formula: C8H16O2 (144.1150236)

CAS ID: 124-07-2

decanoate

Formula: C10H19O2 (171.1384974)

CAS ID: 3398-75-2



Enzyme

EC Number name full name note
3.4.21.89 Signal peptidase I


Proteins

Protein ID name full name