Semax

Description: Semax is a synthetic peptide analog of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) that has neuroprotective, analgesic, and anxiolytic properties. Smiles: C([C@H](CC1=CC=CC=C1)NC([C@H](CC2=CN=CN2)NC([C@@H](NC([C@H](CCSC)N)=O)CCC(O)=O)=O)=O)(=O)N3[C@H](C(NCC(=O)N4[C@H](C(O)=O)CCC4)=O)CCC3. References: Bashkatova, V.G., Koshelev, V.B., Fadyukova, O.E., et al. Novel synthetic analogue of ACTH 4-10 (Semax) but not glycine prevents the enhanced nitric oxide generation in cerebral cortex of rats with incomplete global ischemia. Brain Res. 894(1), 145-149 (2001).