C-peptide, dog - 0.5 mg

Insulin secretory rate can be estimated from peripheral C-peptide concentrations in dogs. Plasma C-peptide concentrations during glucagon stimulation testing is variable in diabetic dogs and may represent dogs with type-1 and type-2 diabetes or more likely, differences in severity of b-cell loss in dogs with type-1 diabetes.

Pyroglutamyl (pGlu) peptides may spontaneously form when either Glutamine (Q) or Glutamic acid (E) is located at the sequence N-terminus. The conversion of Q or E to pGlu is a natural occurrence and in general it is believed that the hydrophobic γ-lactam ring of pGlu may play a role in peptide stability against gastrointestinal proteases. Pyroglutamyl peptides are therefore considered a normal subset of such peptides and are included as part of the peptide purity during HPLC analysis.

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