Glycine-modified growth hormone secretagogues identified in seized doping material

Glycine-modified growth hormone secretagogues identified in seized doping material / Paulina Marta Gajda, Niels Bjerre Holm, Lars Jakobsen Hoej, Brian Schou Rasmussen, Petur Weihe Dalsgaard, Lotte Ask Reitzel, Kristian Linnet. - (Drug Testing and Analysis 11 (2019) 2 (February); p. 350-354)

  • PMID: 30136411
  • DOI: 10.1002/dta.2489

Abstract

A number of unknown pharmaceutical preparations seized by Danish customs authorities were submitted for liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) analysis. Comparison with reference standards unequivocally identified the content of the powders as analogs of the growth hormone secretagogues GHRP-2 (Pralmorelin), GHRP-6, Ipamorelin, and modified growth hormone releasing factor (modified GRF 1-29), which can be used as performance-enhancing substances in sports. In all cases, the detected modification involved the addition of an extra glycine amino acid at the N-terminus, and analytical methods targeting growth hormone secretagogues should hence be updated accordingly.

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Date
22 August 2018
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Dalsgaard, Petur, Weihe
Gajda, Paulina Marta
Hoej, Lars Jakobsen
Holm, Niels Bjerre
Linnet, Kristian
Rasmussen, Brian Schou
Reitzel, Lotte Ask
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Denmark
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English
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Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen (UCPH)
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Mass spectrometry analysis
Testing method development
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S2. Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors
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GHRP-2 (pralmorelin)
Growth hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone Releasing Peptide (GHRP)
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