orexin A

Also known as orexin-A, hypocretin-1

Orexin-A, also known as hypocretin-1, is a naturally occurring neuropeptide and orexin isoform. The orexinergic nucleus in the lateral hypothalamus is the primary orexin projection system in the brain.

In the Vinony graph

Vinony's link graph records 128 inbound references to orexin A, and connects out to orexin, Dynorphin A (1-13) and memory.

It is catalogued under topics including Molecular neuroscience, Neuropeptides and Orexin receptor agonists.

Vinony links it to 6 Wikipedia language editions.

Chemical data

Formula: C152H243N47O44S4
Molecular weight: 3561.1 g/mol
IUPAC name: (4S)-5-[[(2S)-1-[[(2S)-1-[[(2S)-1-[[2-[[(2S)-1-[[2-[[(2S)-4-amino-1-[[(2S)-1-[[(2S)-1-[[(2S)-1-[[2-[[(2S,3S)-1-[[(2S)-1-[[(2S,3R)-1-[[(2S)-1-amino-4-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-3-hydroxy-1-oxobutan-2-yl]amino]-4-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-3-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-2-oxoethyl]amino]-1-oxopropan-2-yl]amino]-1-oxopropan-2-yl]amino]-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)-1-oxopropan-2-yl]amino]-1,4-dioxobutan-2-yl]amino]-2-oxoethyl]amino]-1-oxopropan-2-yl]amino]-2-oxoethyl]amino]-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)-1-oxopropan-2-yl]amino]-4-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-4-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-yl]amino]-4-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(2S)-2-[[(1R,4S,7S,10S,13S,16R,21R,24S,31R)-7-(4-aminobutyl)-10-(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-13-(3-carbamimidamidopropyl)-31-[[(2S)-3-carboxy-2-[[(2S)-1-[(2S)-4-methyl-2-[[(2S)-1-[(2S)-5-oxopyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]pentanoyl]pyrrolidine-2-carbonyl]amino]propanoyl]amino]-4-[(1R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-24-(hydroxymethyl)-3,6,9,12,15,23,26,32-octaoxo-18,19,28,29-tetrathia-2,5,8,11,14,22,25,33-octazabicyclo[14.10.7]tritriacontane-21-carbonyl]amino]-5-carbamimidamidopentanoyl]amino]-4-methylpentanoyl]amino]-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoyl]amino]-5-oxopentanoic acid

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 3558.710488056005

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canonical SMILES: CCC(C)C(C(=O)NC(CC(C)C)C(=O)NC(C(C)O)C(=O)NC(CC(C)C)C(=O)N)NC(=O)CNC(=O)C(C)NC(=O)C(C)NC(=O)C(CC1=CN=CN1)NC(=O)C(CC(=O)N)NC(=O)CNC(=O)C(C)NC(=O)CNC(=O)C(CC2=CN=CN2)NC(=O)C(CC(C)C)NC(=O)C(CC(C)C)NC(=O)C(CCC(=O)O)NC(=O)C(CC3=CC=C(C=C3)O)NC(=O)C(CC(C)C)NC(=O)C(CCCNC(=N)N)NC(=O)C4CSSCC5C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(C(=O)NC(CSSCC(C(=O)N5)NC(=O)C(CC(=O)O)NC(=O)C6CCCN6C(=O)C(CC(C)C)NC(=O)C7CCCN7C(=O)C8CCC(=O)N8)C(=O)NC(C(=O)N4)CO)C(C)O)CCCCN)CCC(=O)N)CCCNC(=N)N
isomeric SMILES: CC[C@H](C)[C@@H](C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N[C@@H]([C@@H](C)O)C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)N)NC(=O)CNC(=O)[C@H](C)NC(=O)[C@H](C)NC(=O)[C@H](CC1=CN=CN1)NC(=O)[C@H](CC(=O)N)NC(=O)CNC(=O)[C@H](C)NC(=O)CNC(=O)[C@H](CC2=CN=CN2)NC(=O)[C@H](CC(C)C)NC(=O)[C@H](CC(C)C)NC(=O)[C@H](CCC(=O)O)NC(=O)[C@H](CC3=CC=C(C=C3)O)NC(=O)[C@H](CC(C)C)NC(=O)[C@H](CCCNC(=N)N)NC(=O)[C@@H]4CSSC[C@H]5C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@@H](CSSC[C@@H](C(=O)N5)NC(=O)[C@H](CC(=O)O)NC(=O)[C@@H]6CCCN6C(=O)[C@H](CC(C)C)NC(=O)[C@@H]7CCCN7C(=O)[C@@H]8CCC(=O)N8)C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N4)CO)[C@@H](C)O)CCCCN)CCC(=O)N)CCCNC(=N)N
chemical formula: C₁₅₂H₂₄₃N₄₇O₄₄S₄

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Structure
Mechanism
Ongoing research
References

==Structure== Orexin-A is a peptide composed of 33 amino acids including an N-terminal pyroglutamyl residue and two intramolecular disulfide bridges between cysteine residues in 6 and 12 and 7 and 14 positions.

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