Obestatin, New Obesity Research Tool Made
Available
California Peptide Research, Inc. (www.californiapeptide.com),
a peptide synthesis company located in Napa, California,
announced today that they have synthetic obestatin available
for bio medical research. Obestatin is a new discovery in
the search of a real treatment for obesity, and shows great
promise.
Napa, CA (PRWEB) February 3, 2006 -- California Peptide
Research, Inc. (www.californiapeptide.com), a peptide synthesis
company located in Napa, California, announced today that
they have synthetic obestatin available
for bio medical research. Obestatin is a new discovery in
the search of a real treatment for obesity, and shows great
promise.
The beautiful Napa Valley, a place that most folks associate
with fine wines, beautiful scenery and bed and breakfasts
is also a place that produces peptides for research. Among
the many peptides produced there, is one that is a recent
discovery and may help millions that want to lose weight.
The peptide is called obestatin and it was discovered
by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
It is one of many appetite-regulating hormones found in
several mammals, including humans and may be the key to
an actual treatment for obesity.
Obestatin is a sibling hormone to the hunger hormone known
as ghrelin, which is an appetite-booster made in the stomach.
However, scientists are calling obestatin the "anti-ghrelin"
because it works exactly the opposite of ghrelin.
Early tests of the effects of obestatin in rats shows great
promise. Rats injected with obestatin ate less and lost
weight. More research needs to be done, of course in the
months and years ahead to ensure it does in humans what
it apparently is doing for the lab rats.
More information for researchers can be found on California
Peptide Research, Inc.'s website www.californiapeptide.com.
California Peptide Research, Inc. offers a wide variety
of peptides including Obestatin, Adrenomedullins, Endothelins,
Endothelin Antagonists, Enzyme Substrates and Inhibitors,
Sulfated Peptides such as CCK and Caerulien, and a great
number of Beta Amyloids which have been found to offer useful
tools in Alzheimer's research.
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