"Pro-Opiomelanocortin/metabolism"

Ascorbate transport by AtT20 mouse pituitary corticotropic tumor cells: uptake and secretion studies.

Ascorbate is an important cofactor in the biosynthesis of alpha-amidated endocrine and neural peptides. Peptidylglycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase (PAM) is the enzyme responsible for the generation of mature COOH-terminal alpha-amidated peptides …