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Study · Not a test of the peptide alone · 1974

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Characterization and substrate specificity of a protein carboxymethylase in the pituitary gland.

Diliberto EJ Jr, Axelrod J

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America1 May 1974Cited by 73 (Europe PMC)

Summary

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Results from this study1

No result from this study comes from a test of the peptide.

Studies that did not test the peptide alone1

In this study, Oxytocin was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. These results are not evidence about taking Oxytocin.

  1. 01LabNot a test of Oxytocin aloneIn vitro (cell-free)Activity measurement

    In a purified bovine pituitary enzyme preparation, oxytocin did not serve as a substrate for protein carboxymethylase.

    In plain wordsIn a cell-free bovine pituitary laboratory test, oxytocin did not serve as a substrate for this enzyme.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    Not applicableOxytocin substrate activity for pituitary protein carboxymethylase
    Study

    bovinen: not reported in source

    purified pituitary protein carboxymethylase
    Outcome group
    Receptor activity and mechanism · Pharmacology

    Source sentences

    Summary
    The posterior pituitary hormones, oxytocin and vasopressin, did not serve as substrates.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Protein carboxymethylase, an enzyme capable of methylating proteins and polypeptides, was purified from bovine pituitary.

    In this study, Oxytocin was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking Oxytocin.

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  1. Version 2Current

    12 Oct 2026, 11:11 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 02:54 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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