A practical reference on pentapeptide: what it is, how it behaves, what the literature reports, and where the honest uncertainties sit.
Reviewed 2026-08-01. Anything still debated is marked as such rather than presented as settled.
Activity is mediated mainly through the growth hormone secretagogue receptor, now generally called the ghrelin receptor or GHS-R1a. Binding at this G-protein-coupled receptor triggers phospholipase C signaling, calcium mobilization, and release of growth hormone from pituitary somatotrophs. Reports describe less pronounced stimulation of adrenocorticotropic hormone and prolactin compared with earlier secretagogues such as hexarelin or GHRP-6. Selectivity figures vary between assay systems, so the degree of separation from other secretagogues is an area of ongoing comparison rather than a fixed constant.
In animal and early human studies, ipamorelin produces pulsatile growth hormone release and a secondary rise in insulin-like growth factor 1. The magnitude and duration of that rise depend on route, sampling schedule, and the baseline endocrine state of the subject. Whether repeated exposure alters the response over time is not firmly settled, since some reports describe stable pulsatility while others note attenuation. Most published data come from small samples, which limits the strength of any general claim about long-term behavior.
从用途定位看，ipamorelin 目前主要以研究用肽的身份被讨论，未见主要药品监管机构将其批准为治疗药物。市售材料通常标注仅供研究使用，不得用于人体或诊断程序。文献中它常与生长激素促分泌素、GHS-R1a 激动剂、胃饥饿素拟似物等表述并列出现。既有研究的样本量普遍偏小，因此对其效应强度与一致性的描述应保持谨慎。
Ipamorelin 是一种合成五肽，序列为 Aib-His-D-2-Nal-D-Phe-Lys-NH2，分子式 C38H49N9O5，游离碱分子量约 711.85 g/mol。它属于生长激素促分泌素（GHS）家族，作用靶点是胃饥饿素受体 GHS-R1a。该化合物由诺和诺德的研究团队在二十世纪九十年代末报道，设计目标是提高对生长激素释放的选择性。C 端酰胺化与 N 端 Aib 残基是两个用于抵抗肽酶降解的结构特征。
在 GHS 家族中，早期肽类如 GHRP-6 与 GHRP-2 会同时促进生长激素、皮质醇与催乳素的释放，并明显增加食欲。Ipamorelin 在动物与早期人体研究中表现出对生长激素释放的相对选择性，对上述其他激素的影响较小。这种差异通常归因于受体结合模式与下游信号偏向的不同，而完整的分子解释仍有待补充。需要区分的是，选择性是研究观察中的相对程度，并非绝对界限。
| Property | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Peptide class | Synthetic pentapeptide | GHS-R1a agonist family |
| Receptor target | Ghrelin receptor (GHS-R1a) | G-protein-coupled receptor |
| Sequence length | Five amino acid residues | Includes non-natural residues |
| Primary reported output | Pulsatile growth hormone release | Observed in animal and early human work |
| Molecular formula | C38H49N9O5 | Corresponds to roughly 711.9 g/mol |
Analytical confirmation relies on reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography, often coupled to mass spectrometry for identity and purity assessment. Mass spectrometry distinguishes the intact molecule from truncation products and from oxidation or deamidation variants that share similar chromatographic retention. Immunoassays appear in some biological studies but can cross-react with related peptides, so they are weaker tools for identity work. Reported purity figures depend heavily on the gradient, detector, and integration method used, which complicates direct comparison between laboratories.
Research quantities of ipamorelin are typically distributed as a white to off-white lyophilized powder. The solid dissolves readily in water and in aqueous buffers, and stock solutions are commonly prepared in sterile water or a mildly acidic diluent. Adsorption to plastic and glass surfaces can reduce the concentration of very dilute solutions, so containers and transfer steps deserve attention when accurate concentrations matter. Reconstituted material is generally used promptly rather than held for extended periods.
冻干状态下的肽通常比溶液状态更稳定，常规做法是维持 -20 °C 或更低温度、保持干燥并避开强光。复溶后的降解主要来自水解、氧化与脱酰胺，速率受 pH、缓冲液种类、离子强度与温度共同影响，碱性条件一般会加快这些反应。反复冻融会造成聚集与容器吸附损失，分装保存能降低该风险。容器材质与金属离子也可能参与氧化过程，需与操作条件一并考虑。
对 ipamorelin 的常规表征以反相高效液相色谱测定纯度，检测波长多设为 214 nm，因为肽键在该波长有较强吸收。身份确认通常借助电喷雾电离质谱或串联质谱，将实测分子量与理论值逐项比对。序列层面可用肽图分析或氨基酸分析进一步验证。这些手段组合起来，可以分别覆盖纯度、身份与序列三个不同层次的信息。
杂质谱一般包含缺失序列片段、差向异构体、氧化产物以及残留溶剂或反离子，其中组氨酸与芳香残基的氧化常被重点关注。反相色谱中这类杂质往往紧邻主峰洗脱，因此方法需要足够的分离度并经过系统适用性验证。纯度百分比的解读依赖于检测波长与梯度条件，不同实验室公布的数字不宜直接横向比较。参考标准品有助于跨批次对照，但其自身赋值同样需要可追溯来源。
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It is a synthetic pentapeptide in the growth hormone secretagogue family and acts as an agonist at the ghrelin receptor. It is handled as a laboratory research compound rather than a naturally occurring hormone.
Studies generally report growth hormone as the dominant output, with smaller or absent effects on adrenocorticotropic hormone and prolactin. The size of that separation depends on the assay and the dose examined, so it is best described as relative selectivity.
No natural source has been identified, and the molecule is produced by chemical synthesis. Its non-natural residues distinguish it from endogenous ghrelin even though both engage the same receptor.
两者都是 GHS-R1a 激动剂，但 ipamorelin 在研究中显示出更高的生长激素释放选择性。早期资料显示它对皮质醇、催乳素与食欲的刺激弱于 GHRP-6。这些差异是相对程度，而非绝对区分。