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The amino acid sequence of a biologically active polypeptide isolated from calf thymus, termed thymosin alpha1, has been determined. Thymosin alpha1 is a heat stable, highly acidic molecule composed of 28 amino acid residues. This peptide is one of several present in thymosin fraction 5 that may participate in the regulation, differentiation and function of thymus-dependent lymphocytes (T cells). A nomenclature for the family of polypeptides present in thymosin fraction 5 is suggested.
已确定从牛胸腺中分离出的一种具有生物活性的多肽——胸腺素α1的氨基酸序列。胸腺素α1是一种热稳定的、高度酸性的分子,由28个氨基酸残基组成。该肽是胸腺素5组分中存在的几种可能参与胸腺依赖性淋巴细胞(T细胞)调节、分化和功能的肽之一。本文提出了胸腺素5组分中存在的多肽家族的命名法。