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pentagastrin

The substituted pentapeptide, BOC-β-Ala-Trp-Met-Asp-Phe(NH₂); a gastric acid stimulator.

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pen·ta·gas·trin .pent-ə-'gas-trən n a pentapeptide C₃₇H₄₉N₇O₉S that stimulates gastric acid secretion

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pen·ta·gas·trin (pen″tə-gasґtrin) a synthetic pentapeptide consisting of β-alanine and the C-terminal tetrapeptide of gastrin; formerly used in a common gastric function test.

Medical dictionary. 2011.