Reference-grade research compound
HMG
Menotropin; human menopausal gonadotropin, a purified urinary preparation containing follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone activity
Schematic — no PDB structure deposited
- Scientific name
- Menotropin; human menopausal gonadotropin, a purified urinary preparation containing follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone activity
- Sequence
- —
- Length
- 0-mer
- Molecular formula
- Multi-protein gonadotropin preparation
- Molecular weight
- 0.00 g/mol
- Form
- lyophilized
- Vial size
- 75 iu
- Storage
- Store lyophilized powder at −20 °C, desiccated and protected from light. Stable for 24 months.
- Batch HPLC purity
- 99.7%
Description
Purified urinary gonadotropin preparation containing follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone activity as heterodimeric glycoprotein components. Used in vitro as a reference preparation in FSH and LH receptor binding and cAMP accumulation assays in transfected cell-line model systems. Supplied as a lyophilized powder.
Storage and stability
Store lyophilized powder at −20 °C, desiccated and protected from light. Stable for 24 months.
Peer-reviewed references
Analytical Investigation of the Profile of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in Highly Purified Human Menopausal Gonadotrophin Preparations.
Int J Mol Sci · 2024
PMID 39273352PubMedRandomized, assessor-blinded trial comparing highly purified human menotropin and recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone in high responders undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
Fertil Steril · 2020
PMID 32416978PubMedEfficacy and safety of human menopausal gonadotrophins versus recombinant FSH: a meta-analysis.
Reprod Biomed Online · 2008
PMID 18252052PubMed
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