Term Name:	histrelin
Synonyms:	5-oxo-L-prolyl-L-histidyl-L-tryptophyl-L-seryl-L-tyrosyl-1-benzyl-D-histidyl-L-leucyl-L-arginyl-N-ethyl-L-prolinamide, 5-oxo-L-prolyl-L-histidyl-L-tryptophyl-L-seryl-L-tyrosyl-N(tau)-benzyl-D-histidyl-L-leucyl-L-arginyl-N-ethyl-L-prolinamide, [(im-Bzl)-D-His(6),Pro(9)-NEt]-gonadotropin releasing hormone, histrelin, histrelina, histreline, histrelinum, L-pyroglutamyl-L-histidyl-L-tryptophyl-L-seryl-L-tyrosyl-D-N(im)-benzyl-histidyl-L-leucyl-L-arginyl-L-proline ethylamide, ORF 17070, RWJ 17070
Definition:	An oligopeptide comprising pyroglutamyl, histidyl, tryptophyl, seryl, tyrosyl, 1-benzyl-D-histidyl, leucyl, arginyl, and N-ethylprolinamide residues joined in sequence. It is a synthetic nonapeptide analogue of gonadotropin-releasing hormone, and is used as a subcutaneous hydrogel implant (particularly as the diacetate salt) for the treatment of prostate cancer and for the suppression of gonadal sex hormone production in children with central precocious puberty.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:5739]  ( EBI )