The short version of TB-500 fits in a sentence. The long version — which is the one that helps — is below.
Reviewed 2025-12-13. Anything still debated is marked as such rather than presented as settled.
TB-500 is a synthetic seven-residue peptide whose sequence, LKKTETQ, matches the N-terminal actin-binding region of thymosin beta-4. It is usually supplied in an N-terminally acetylated form, a modification that blocks the free amino terminus and can influence behavior in solution. In the research literature the same sequence appears under several names, including thymosin beta-4 fragment and shortened thymosin beta-4. Because it is a short peptide rather than the full 43-residue parent protein, its measured properties differ from those reported for thymosin beta-4 as a whole, and the two are not interchangeable in experimental design.
Thymosin beta-4 itself is a small, widely expressed protein that sequesters monomeric actin and participates in cell migration, angiogenesis, and tissue repair. Researchers have examined the shortened fragment as a possible mimic of some of these activities, reasoning that the actin-binding motif lies within the first few residues. Binding to monomeric actin has been observed in cell-free systems. Whether the fragment reproduces the broader effects of the full protein in living tissue remains an open question, and findings from animal models are frequently cited without a clear bridge to human physiology.
Discussion of TB-500 appears in several distinct literatures that rarely cite one another. Peer-reviewed studies usually describe in vitro assays or small animal experiments and are cautious about extrapolation. Veterinary and sports communities circulate anecdotal reports with limited methodological detail. Commercial listings add a third layer, often using the name interchangeably with thymosin beta-4 even though the two molecules differ in size and sequence. Regulatory status varies by country, and the compound is not a licensed medicine in most jurisdictions, so readers comparing sources should check which molecule and which purity each source actually describes.
Lyophilized peptide powder is normally held desiccated at −20 °C, with −80 °C used for longer storage periods. Allowing a sealed vial to reach room temperature before opening is standard practice, because condensation forming on cold powder introduces moisture. Once dissolved, solutions are typically kept cold and shielded from light. Repeated freeze-thaw cycles are avoided because they encourage aggregation and gradual loss of material. These conventions are general to synthetic peptides rather than unique to any one sequence.
Purity and identity are separate measurements and are often confused. Reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography, usually with ultraviolet detection near 214 nanometres, reports the share of total peak area belonging to the target compound. Mass spectrometry by electrospray or matrix-assisted laser desorption then checks whether the observed mass matches the expected sequence. Neither measurement alone shows that a vial holds the intended peptide. Peptide content, meaning the fraction of vial mass that is genuine peptide rather than counter-ion, water or residual acid, is reported separately and is frequently lower than the stated purity figure.
| Property | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Molecular class | Synthetic peptide | N-terminal fragment of thymosin beta-4 |
| Residue count | Seven | Sequence LKKTETQ |
| Approximate mass | 889 Da | Acetylated seven-residue peptide |
| Common synonyms | TB4 fragment, TB500 | Not identical to full-length TB4 |
| Reported activity | Actin binding | Observed mainly in cell-free systems |
Storage recommendations center on keeping the dry powder cold, dry, and dark. A freezer at -20 degrees Celsius or below is conventional, and desiccant is often included to limit moisture uptake. Once dissolved, the peptide is less stable, and solutions are typically kept frozen and thawed only once. Repeated freeze-thaw cycles are a common source of losses because they promote aggregation and adsorption to container surfaces. Working aliquots are therefore prepared in advance, and glass or low-binding plastic is usually preferred over ordinary laboratory plastic.
Identity and purity are assessed with a small set of standard techniques. Reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography gives a purity estimate from peak area, usually recorded at 214 or 220 nanometers, where the peptide bond absorbs. Mass spectrometry confirms the expected molecular mass and can reveal truncated or oxidized species. Amino acid analysis or tandem mass spectrometry sequencing can verify the sequence itself. Additional quality attributes include water content, residual trifluoroacetic acid carried over from purification, and endotoxin where the material is intended for biological work.
TB-500 is a short synthetic peptide sold under a trade name rather than a systematic chemical name. Suppliers usually describe it as a fragment of thymosin beta-4 and ship it as a lyophilised powder intended for laboratory use. Because the label is commercial, the exact sequence attributed to it is not fully consistent across catalogues, and some listings present a seven-residue peptide while others describe related fragments of similar length. It is not an approved medicine in any major jurisdiction, and it is handled as a research chemical.
Thymosin beta-4 itself is a natural peptide of 43 residues found in many cell types and body fluids. Its best-characterised function is binding and sequestering actin monomers, which influences cytoskeletal dynamics. The sequence most often associated with TB-500, LKKTETQ, corresponds to part of that actin-binding region. A different fragment, Ac-SDKP, is also derived from the same parent peptide and is studied in its own right, which is one reason discussions of thymosin fragments can become confusing. The two are structurally distinct and are not interchangeable.
Interest in the fragment grew during the 1990s and 2000s, when it moved from laboratory work into sports and supplement markets. Anti-doping bodies added thymosin beta-4 fragments to prohibited lists, and a small number of adverse analytical findings have been reported in competition testing. Published controlled human trials remain scarce. Most mechanistic evidence comes from cell culture and animal models, and those studies examine endpoints such as cell migration, wound closure and inflammation markers. That evidence supports research interest but does not establish clinical benefit, and broad regenerative claims should be read as unverified.
Thymosin beta-4 contains 43 amino acids and has a reported molecular mass near 4963 Da. The short fragment most often associated with the TB-500 label, an acetylated chain beginning LKKTETQ, has a reported mass near 889 Da, so the two are easily separated in analytical work. Mass spectrometry and amino acid analysis can confirm which material is present in a given sample. Statements treating TB-500 and thymosin beta-4 as interchangeable are therefore imprecise, even though the two appear together in much of the same literature.
Interest in the compound comes largely from studies of the parent protein, which participates in actin sequestration, cell migration and tissue repair processes. Whether a short fragment reproduces those activities is a separate question that remains open in the published record. Many summaries describe mechanisms by analogy to thymosin beta-4 rather than from direct measurements on the fragment. Claims about activity should be treated as provisional unless a cited study specifies the exact peptide, its purity and the assay used.
TB-500 is a laboratory label applied to a short synthetic peptide that is widely described as a fragment of thymosin beta-4, an actin-binding protein present in most mammalian cells. Suppliers and review articles usually present TB-500 as the N-terminal region of that protein, but the exact sequence attached to the name is not consistent across sources. Some product descriptions list a seven-residue chain; others use the label loosely for the parent protein itself. Because of that variation, any technical discussion of TB-500 needs to state which sequence is meant.
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deoxycytidylate C-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.55: tRNA (adenine-N6-)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.56: mRNA (guanine-N7)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.57: methyltransferase cap1 EC 2.1.1.58: deleted, included in EC 2.1.1.57 EC 2.1.1.59: [cytochrome c]-lysine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.60: calmodulin-lysine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.61: tRNA (5-methylaminomethyl-2-thiouridylate)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.62: mRNA (2′-O-methyladenosine-N6-)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.63: methylated-DNA—[protein]-cysteine S-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.64: 3-demethylubiquinol 3-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.65: licodione 2′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.66: Now covered by EC 2.1.1.230 EC 2.1.1.67: thiopurine S-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.68: caffeate O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.69: 5-hydroxyfuranocoumarin 5-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.70: 8-hydroxyfuranocoumarin 8-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.71: phosphatidyl-N-methylethanolamine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.72: site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (adenine-specific) EC 2.1.1.73: deleted: reaction is that of EC 2.1.1.37, DNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.74: methylenetetrahydrofolate—tRNA-(uracil54-C5)-methyltransferase [NAD(P)H-oxidizing] EC 2.1.1.75: apigenin 4′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.76: quercetin 3-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.77: protein-L-isoaspartate(D-aspartate) O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.78: isoorientin 3′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.79: cyclopropane-fatty-acyl-phospholipid synthase EC 2.1.1.80: protein-glutamate O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.81: deleted, included in EC 2.1.1.49 EC 2.1.1.82: 3-methylquercetin 7-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.83: 3,7-dimethylquercetin 4′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.84: methylquercetagetin 6-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.85: protein-histidine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.86: Now covered by EC 7.2.1.4 EC 2.1.1.87: pyridine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.88: 8-hydroxyquercetin 8-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.89: tetrahydrocolumbamine 2-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.90: methanol—5-hydroxybenzimidazolylcobamide Co-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.91: isobutyraldoxime O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.92: Now included with EC 2.1.1.69 EC 2.1.1.93: is identical to EC 2.1.1.70, 8-hydroxyfuranocoumarin 8-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.94: tabersonine 16-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.95: tocopherol C-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.96: thioether S-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.97: 3-hydroxyanthranilate 4-C-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.98: diphthine synthase EC 2.1.1.99: 3-hydroxy-16-methoxy-2,3-dihydrotabersonine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.100: protein-S-isoprenylcysteine O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.101: macrocin O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.102: demethylmacrocin O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.103: phosphoethanolamine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.104: caffeoyl-CoA O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.105: N-benzoyl-4-hydroxyanthranilate 4-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.106: tryptophan 2-C-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.107: uroporphyrinogen-III C-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.108: 6-hydroxymellein O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.109: demethylsterigmatocystin 6-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.110: sterigmatocystin 8-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.111: anthranilate N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.112: glucuronoxylan 4-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.113: site-specific DNA-methyltransferase (cytosine-N4-specific) EC 2.1.1.114: polyprenyldihydroxybenzoate methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.115: (RS)-1-benzyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.116: 3′-hydroxy-N-methyl-(S)-coclaurine 4′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.117: (S)-scoulerine 9-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.118: columbamine O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.119: 10-hydroxydihydrosanguinarine 10-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.120: 12-hydroxydihydrochelirubine 12-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.121: 6-O-methylnorlaudanosoline 5′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.122: (S)-tetrahydroprotoberberine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.123: [cytochrome-c]-methionine S-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.124: Now covered by EC 2.1.1.319, EC 2.1.1.320, EC 2.1.1.321 and EC 2.1.1.322 EC 2.1.1.125: Now covered by EC 2.1.1.319, EC 2.1.1.320 and EC 2.1.1.321 EC 2.1.1.126: Now covered by EC 2.1.1.319, EC 2.1.1.320 and EC 2.1.1.321 EC 2.1.1.127: [ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase]-lysine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.128: (RS)-norcoclaurine 6-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.129: inositol 4-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.130: precorrin-2 C20-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.131: precorrin-2 C17-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.132: precorrin-6B C5,15-methyltransferase (decarboxylating) EC 2.1.1.133: precorrin-4 C11-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.134: now with EC 2.1.1.129 EC 2.1.1.135: now EC 1.16.1.8 EC 2.1.1.136: chlorophenol O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.137: arsenite methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.138: deleted: Reaction due to EC 2.1.1.137 EC 2.1.1.139: 3′-demethylstaurosporine O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.140: (S)-coclaurine-N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.141: jasmonate O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.142: cycloartenol 24-C-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.143: 24-methylenesterol C-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.144: trans-aconitate 2-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.145: trans-aconitate 3-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.146: (iso)eugenol O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.147: corydaline synthase EC 2.1.1.148: thymidylate synthase (FAD) EC 2.1.1.149: Now covered by EC 2.1.1.267, flavonoid 3′,5′-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.150: isoflavone 7-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.151: cobalt-factor II C20-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.152: precorrin-6A synthase (deacetylating) EC 2.1.1.153: vitexin 2′′-O-rhamnoside 7-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.154: isoliquiritigenin 2′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.155: kaempferol 4′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.156: glycine/sarcosine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.157: sarcosine/dimethylglycine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.158: 7-methylxanthosine synthase EC 2.1.1.159: theobromine synthase EC 2.1.1.160: caffeine synthase EC 2.1.1.161: dimethylglycine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.162: glycine/sarcosine/dimethylglycine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.163: demethylmenaquinone methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.164: demethylrebeccamycin-D-glucose O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.165: methyl halide transferase EC 2.1.1.166: 23S rRNA (uridine2552-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.167: 27S pre-rRNA (guanosine2922-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.168: 21S rRNA (uridine2791-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.169: tricetin 3′,4′,5′-O-trimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.170: 16S rRNA (guanine527-N7)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.171: 16S rRNA (guanine966-N2)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.172: 16S rRNA (guanine1207-N2))-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.173: 23S rRNA (guanine2445-N2)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.174: 23S rRNA (guanine1835-N2)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.175: tricin synthase EC 2.1.1.176: 16S rRNA (cytosine967-C5)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.177: 23S rRNA (pseudouridine1915-N3)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.178: 16S rRNA (cytosine1407-C5)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.179: 16S rRNA (guanine1405-N7)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.180: 16S rRNA (adenine1408-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.181: 23S rRNA (adenine1618-N6)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.182: 16S rRNA (adenine1518-N6/adenineadenine1519-N6)-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.183: 18S rRNA (adenine1779-N6/adenine1780-N6)-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.184: 23S rRNA (adenine2085-N6)-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.185: 23S rRNA (guanosine2251-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.186: 23S rRNA (cytidine2498-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.187: 23S rRNA (guanine745-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.188: 23S rRNA (guanine748-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.189: 23S rRNA (uracil747-C5)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.190: 23S rRNA (uracil1939-C5)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.191: 23S rRNA (cytosine1962-C5)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.192: 23S rRNA (adenine2503-C2)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.193: 16S rRNA (uracil1498-N3)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.194: A mixture of EC 2.1.1.192 and EC 2.1.1.224 EC 2.1.1.195: cobalt-precorrin-5B (C1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.196: cobalt-precorrin-7 (C15)-methyltransferase (decarboxylating) EC 2.1.1.197: malonyl-[acyl-carrier protein] O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.198: 16S rRNA (cytidine1402-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.199: 16S rRNA (cytosine1402-N4)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.200: tRNA (cytidine32/uridine32-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.201: 2-methoxy-6-polyprenyl-1,4-benzoquinol methylase EC 2.1.1.202: multisite-specific tRNA:(cytosine-C5)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.203: tRNA (cytosine34-C5)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.204: tRNA (cytosine38-C5)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.205: tRNA (cytidine32/guanosine34-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.206: tRNA (cytidine56-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.207: tRNA (cytidine34-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.208: 23S rRNA (uridine2479-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.209: 23S rRNA (guanine2535-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.210: demethylspheroidene O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.211: tRNASer(uridine44-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.212: 2,7,4′-trihydroxyisoflavanone 4′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.213: tRNA (guanine110-N2)-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.214: tRNA (guanine10-N2)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.215: tRNA (guanine26-N2/guanine27-N2)-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.216: tRNA (guanine26-N2)-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.217: tRNA (adenine22-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.218: tRNA (adenine9-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.219: tRNA (adenine57-N1/adenine58-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.220: tRNA (adenine58-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.221: tRNA (guanine9-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.222: 2-polyprenyl-6-hydroxyphenyl methylase EC 2.1.1.223: tRNA1Val (adenine937-N6)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.224: 23S rRNA (adenine2503-C8)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.225: tRNA:m4X modification enzyme EC 2.1.1.226: 23S rRNA (cytidine1920-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.227: 16S rRNA (cytidine1409-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.228: tRNA (guanine37-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.229: tRNA (carboxymethyluridine34-5-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.230: 23S rRNA (adenosine1067-2′-O)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.231: flavonoid 4′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.232: naringenin 7-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.233: [phosphatase 2A protein]-leucine-carboxy methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.234: dTDP-3-amino-3,4,6-trideoxy-α-D-glucopyranose N,N-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.235: dTDP-3-amino-3,6-dideoxy-α-D-glucopyranose N,N-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.236: dTDP-3-amino-3,6-dideoxy-α-D-galactopyranose N,N-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.237: mycinamicin III 3′′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.238: mycinamicin VI 2′′-O-methyltransferaseD EC 2.1.1.239: L-olivosyl-oleandolide 3-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.240: trans-resveratrol di-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.241: 2,4,7-trihydroxy-1,4-benzoxazin-3-one-glucoside 7-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.242: 16S rRNA (guanine1516-N2)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.243: 2-ketoarginine methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.244: protein N-terminal methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.245: 5-methyltetrahydrosarcinapterin—corrinoid/iron-sulfur protein Co-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.246: [methyl-Co(III) methanol-specific corrinoid protein]—coenzyme M methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.247: (methyl-Co(III) methylamine-specific corrinoid protein)—coenzyme M methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.248: methylamine—corrinoid protein Co-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.249: dimethylamine—corrinoid protein Co-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.250: trimethylamine—corrinoid protein Co-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.251: methylated-thiol—coenzyme M methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.252: tetramethylammonium—corrinoid protein Co-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.253: [methyl-Co(III) tetramethylammonium-specific corrinoid protein]—coenzyme M methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.254: erythromycin 3′′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.255: geranyl diphosphate 2-C-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.256: tRNA (guanine6-N6-methyltransferase) EC 2.1.1.257: tRNA (pseudouridine54-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.258: 5-methyltetrahydrofolate—corrinoid/iron-sulfur protein Co-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.259: [fructose-bisphosphate aldolase]-lysine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.260: rRNA small subunit pseudouridine methyltransferase Nep1 EC 2.1.1.261: 4-dimethylallyltryptophan N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.262: squalene methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.263: botryococcene C-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.264: 23S rRNA (guanine2069-N7)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.265: tellurite methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.266: 23S rRNA (adenine2030-N6)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.267: flavonoid 3′,5′-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.268: tRNAThr (cytosine32-N3)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.269: dimethylsulfoniopropionate demethylase EC 2.1.1.270: (+)-6a-hydroxymaackiain 3-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.271: cobalt-precorrin-4 methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.272: cobalt-factor III methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.273: benzoate O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.274: salicylate 1-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.275: gibberellin A9 O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.276: gibberellin A4 carboxyl methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.277: anthranilate O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.278: indole-3-acetate O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.279: trans-anol O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.280: selenocysteine Se-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.281: phenylpyruvate C3-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.282: tRNAPhe 7-[(3-amino-3-carboxypropyl)-4-demethylwyosine37-N4]-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.283: emodin O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.284: 8-demethylnovobiocic acid C8-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.285: demethyldecarbamoylnovobiocin O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.286: 25S rRNA (adenine2142-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.287: 25S rRNA (adenine645-N1)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.288: aklanonic acid methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.289: cobalt-precorrin-7 (C5)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.290: tRNAPhe [7-(3-amino-3-carboxypropyl)wyosine37-O]-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.291: (R,S)-reticuline 7-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.292: carminomycin 4-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.293: 6-hydroxytryprostatin B O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.294: 3-O-phospho-polymannosyl GlcNAc-diphospho-ditrans,octacis-undecaprenol 3-phospho-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.295: 2-methyl-6-phytyl-1,4-hydroquinone methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.296: methyltransferase cap2 EC 2.1.1.297: peptide chain release factor N5-glutamine methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.298: ribosomal protein L3 N5-glutamine methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.299: protein N-terminal monomethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.300: pavine N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.301: cypemycin N-terminal methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.302: 3-hydroxy-5-methyl-1-naphthoate 3-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.303: 2,7-dihydroxy-5-methyl-1-naphthoate 7-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.304: L-tyrosine C3-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.305: 8-demethyl-8-α-L-rhamnosyltetracenomycin-C 2′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.306: 8-demethyl-8-(2-methoxy-α-L-rhamnosyl)tetracenomycin-C 3′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.307: 8-demethyl-8-(2,3-dimethoxy-α-L-rhamnosyl)tetracenomycin-C 4′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.308: cytidylyl-2-hydroxyethylphosphonate methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.309: 18S rRNA (guanine1575-N7)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.310: 25S rRNA (cytosine2870-C5)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.311: 25S rRNA (cytosine2278-C5)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.312: 25S rRNA (uracil2843-N3)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.313: 25S rRNA (uracil2634-N3)-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.314: diphthine methyl ester synthase EC 2.1.1.315: 27-O-demethylrifamycin SV methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.316: mitomycin 6-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.317: sphingolipid C9-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.318: [trehalose-6-phosphate synthase]-L-cysteine S-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.319: type I protein arginine methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.320: type II protein arginine methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.321: type III protein arginine methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.322: type IV protein arginine methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.323: (–)-pluviatolide 4-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.324: dTDP-4-amino-2,3,4,6-tetradeoxy-D-glucose N,N-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.325: juvenile hormone-III synthase EC 2.1.1.326: N-acetyldemethylphosphinothricin P-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.327: phenazine-1-carboxylate N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.328: N-demethylindolmycin N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.329: demethylphylloquinol methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.330: 5′-demethylyatein 5′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.331: bacteriochlorophyllide d C-121-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.332: bacteriochlorophyllide d C-82-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.333: bacteriochlorophyllide d C-20 methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.334: methanethiol S-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.335: 4-amino-anhydrotetracycline N4-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.336: norbelladine O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.337: reticuline N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.338: desmethylxanthohumol 6′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.339: xanthohumol 4-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.340: 3-aminomethylindole N'-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.341: vanillate/3-O-methylgallate O-demethylase EC 2.1.1.342: anaerobilin synthase EC 2.1.1.343: 8-amino-8-demethylriboflavin N,N-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.344: ornithine lipid N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.345: psilocybin synthase EC 2.1.1.346: U6 snRNA m6A methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.347: (+)-O-methylkolavelool synthase EC 2.1.1.348: mRNA m6A methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.349: toxoflavin synthase EC 2.1.1.350: menaquinone C8-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.351: nocamycin O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.352: 3-O-acetyl-4′-O-demethylpapaveroxine 4′-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.353: demethylluteothin O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.354: [histone H3]-lysine4 N-trimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.355: [histone H3]-lysine9 N-trimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.356: [histone H3]-lysine27 N-trimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.357: [histone H3]-lysine36 N-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.358: [histone H3]-dimethyl-L-lysine36 N-methyltransferase. Now known to have the activity of EC 2.1.1.359, [histone H3]-lysine36 N-trimethyltransferase. EC 2.1.1.359: [histone H3]-lysine36 N-trimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.360: [histone H3]-lysine79 N-trimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.361: [histone H4]-lysine20 N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.362: [histone H4]-N-methyl-L-lysine20 N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.363: pre-sodorifen synthase EC 2.1.1.364: [histone H3]-lysine4 N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.365: MMP 1-O-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.366: [histone H3]-N6,N6-dimethyl-lysine9 N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.367: [histone H3]-lysine9 N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.368: [histone H3]-lysine9 N-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.369: [histone H3]-lysine27 N-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.370: [histone H3]-lysine4 N-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.371: [histone H3]-lysine27 N-dimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.372: [histone H4]-lysine20 N-trimethyltransferase EC 2.1.1.373: 2-hydroxy-4-(methylsulfanyl)butanoate S-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.374: 2-heptyl-1-hydroxyquinolin-4(1H)-one methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.375: NNS virus cap methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.376: glycine betaine—corrinoid protein Co-methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.377: [methyl-Co(III) glycine betaine-specific corrinoid protein]—coenzyme M methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.378: [methyl-Co(III) glycine betaine-specific corrinoid protein]—tetrahydrofolate methyltransferase EC 2.1.1.379: [methyl coenzyme M reductase]-L-arginine C-5-methyltransferase
We Happy Few is an action-adventure video game developed by Compulsion Games and published by Gearbox Publishing. In 2016, an early access version was released for Windows, with the full game seeing wide release for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in August 2018. Played from a first-person perspective, the game combines role-playing, survival, and light roguelike elements. Taking place within the retro-futuristic version of the mid-1960s, following an alternative version of World War II, players take control over one of three characters, each of whom seek to complete a personal task while escaping the fictional city of Wellington Wells – a crumbling dystopia on the verge of societal collapse, due to the overuse of a hallucinogenic drug that keeps its inhabitants blissfully unaware about the truth of their world, while leaving them easily manipulated and lacking morals. The developers focused on creating a story with strong narratives, while underlining gameplay with a sense of paranoia, and designing in-game decisions that are of moral gray areas and weight, which influence and affect later parts of We Happy Few. Design of the game's setting was based on various elements of 1960s British culture, with developer Compulsion Games seeking inspiration on dystopian societies from various influences in the media, such as Brazil, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Animal Farm, Fahrenheit 451, Brave New World, and heavily on the MaddAddam trilogy.
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April 11: Law concerning the prostitution of minors (under 18 years old). June 6: Law allowing for the automatic conversion of legal separation into divorce after three years. November 15: Women become eligible to serve on labor tribunals (Conseils de prud'hommes). September 27, 1909: Law guaranteeing employment or job security for women after childbirth — employment contracts may be suspended for eight consecutive weeks. March 15, 1910: Law granting a special two-month leave, with full pay, to schoolteachers after childbirth — this corresponds to maternity leave. July 13, 1911: The two-month maternity leave granted to schoolteachers is extended to women employed by the postal, telegraph, and telephone services (PTT). 1912
Suckling lamb or milk-fed lamb Meat from an unweaned lamb, typically 4–6 weeks old and weighing 5.5–8 kg; this is typically unavailable in the United States and the United Kingdom. The flavour and texture of milk-fed lamb when grilled (such as the small lamb cutlets known as chuletillas in Spain) or roasted (lechazo asado or cordero lechal asado) is generally thought to be finer than that of older lamb, and fetches higher prices. The areas in northern Spain where this can be found include Asturias, Cantabria, Castile and León, and La Rioja. Milk-fed lambs are especially prized for Easter in Greece, when they are roasted on a spit. Young lamb A milk-fed lamb between six and eight weeks old Spring lamb A lamb, usually three to five months old, born in late winter or early spring and sold usually before 1 July (in the northern hemisphere). Sucker lambs A term used in Australia — includes young milk-fed lambs, as well as slightly older lambs up to about seven months of age which are also still dependent on their mothers for milk. Carcasses from these lambs usually weigh between 14 and 30 kg. Older weaned lambs which have not yet matured to become mutton are known as old-season lambs.
As an example of varying pressures, a finger can be pressed against a wall without making any lasting impression; however, the same finger pushing a thumbtack can easily damage the wall. Although the force applied to the surface is the same, the thumbtack applies more pressure because the point concentrates that force into a smaller area. Pressure is transmitted to solid boundaries or across arbitrary sections of fluid normal to these boundaries or sections at every point. Unlike stress, pressure is defined as a scalar quantity. The negative gradient of pressure is called the force density. Another example is a knife. If the flat edge is used, force is distributed over a larger surface area resulting in less pressure, and it will not cut. Whereas using the sharp edge, which has less surface area, results in greater pressure, and so the knife cuts smoothly. This is one example of a practical application of pressure. For gases, pressure is sometimes measured not as an absolute pressure, but relative to atmospheric pressure; such measurements are called gauge pressure. An example of this is the air pressure in an automobile tire, which might be said to be "220 kPa (32 psi)", but is actually 220 kPa (32 psi) above atmospheric pressure. Since atmospheric pressure at sea level is about 100 kPa (14.7 psi), the absolute pressure in the tire is therefore about 320 kPa (46 psi). In technical work, this is written "a gauge pressure of 220 kPa (32 psi)".
Alexander (1940), political activist, writer, and professor at Rutgers University John Hine Mundy (1940), British-American medievalist, professor at Columbia University, former president of the Medieval Academy of America Donald Barr (1941), educator and author; former headmaster of Dalton School; initiated the Columbia University Science Honors Program Ted de Bary (1941), East Asian studies expert and provost of Columbia University Leon Henkin (1941), mathematician and logician at University of California, Berkeley Donald Keene (1942), scholar of Japanese culture Robert Lekachman (1942), economist Philip Yampolsky (1942), scholar of Zen Buddhism Francesco Cordasco (1943), professor of education at Montclair State University Bernard Russell Gelbaum (1943), professor of mathematics at University of California, Irvine Martin S. James (1943), art historian, translator of Piet Mondrian Martin J. Klein (1943), historian of science and recipient of the Abraham Pais Prize for History of Physics Bernard Weisberger (1943), historian of the Reconstruction Era Alan Hoffman (1944), mathematician known for constructing the Hoffman–Singleton graph Bruce Mazlish (1944), historian and professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, son-in-law of David Rockefeller Richard Popkin (1944), philosopher Jack Greenberg (1945), counsel for the NAACP, in which capacity he argued Brown v. Board of Education; former professor at Columbia Law School and dean of Columbia College Murray Rothbard (1945), leading exponent of the Austrian School of economics Gilbert Y.
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== Books == Autobiography Not Bad for a Human – The Life and Films of Lance Henriksen – Lance Henriksen with co-author Joseph Maddrey, published in 2011 by Bloody Pulp Books, featuring art by Bill Sienkiewicz, Mike Mignola, Tom Mandrake, Tim Bradstreet, Eric Powell and Ashley Wood. Comic books To Hell You Ride (five-issue comic book from Dark Horse Comics) (2012) – Lance Henriksen and Joseph Maddrey (co-authors) with Tom Mandrake (artist); a motion-comic video was also made by Dark Horse Comics) (2012) – Lance Henriksen and Joseph Maddrey (co-authors), Tom Mandrake (artist), Lance Henriksen (narrator), TKU: Tecamachalco Underground (Cesar Gallegos/Mateo Latosa) (musical score)
As of 2008, no açaí products have been evaluated by the FDA, and their efficacy is doubtful. As of 2009, there is no scientific evidence that açaí consumption affects body weight, promotes weight loss or has any positive health effect.
=== EC 2.3.2: Aminoacyltransferases === EC 2.3.2.1: D-glutamyltransferase EC 2.3.2.2: γ-glutamyltransferase EC 2.3.2.3: lysyltransferase EC 2.3.2.4: Now classified as EC 4.3.2.9, γ-glutamylcyclotransferase EC 2.3.2.5: glutaminyl-peptide cyclotransferase EC 2.3.2.6: leucyltransferase EC 2.3.2.7: aspartyltransferase EC 2.3.2.8: arginyltransferase EC 2.3.2.9: agaritine γ-glutamyltransferase EC 2.3.2.10: UDP-N-acetylmuramoylpentapeptide-lysine N6-alanyltransferase EC 2.3.2.11: alanylphosphatidylglycerol synthase EC 2.3.2.12: peptidyltransferase EC 2.3.2.13: protein-glutamine g-glutamyltransferase EC 2.3.2.14: D-alanine γ-glutamyltransferase EC 2.3.2.15: glutathione γ-glutamylcysteinyltransferase EC 2.3.2.16: lipid II:glycine glycyltransferase EC 2.3.2.17: N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamyl-L-lysyl-(N6-glycyl)-D-alanyl-D-alanine-diphosphoundecaprenyl-N-acetylglucosamine:glycine glycyltransferase EC 2.3.2.18: N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanyl-D-glutamyl-L-lysyl-(N6-triglycine)-D-alanyl-D-alanine-diphosphoundecaprenyl-N-acetylglucosamine:glycine glycyltransferase EC 2.3.2.19: ribostamycin:4-(γ-L-glutamylamino)-(S)-2-hydroxybutanoyl-[BtrI acyl-carrier protein] 4-(γ-L-glutamylamino)-(S)-2-hydroxybutanoate transferase EC 2.3.2.20: cyclo(L-leucyl-L-phenylalanyl) synthase EC 2.3.2.21: cyclo(L-tyrosyl-L-tyrosyl) synthase EC 2.3.2.22: cyclo(L-leucyl-L-leucyl) synthase EC 2.3.2.23: E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme EC 2.3.2.24: (E3-independent) E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme EC 2.3.2.25: N-terminal E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme EC 2.3.2.26: HECT-type E3 ubiquitin transferase EC 2.3.2.27: RING-type E3 ubiquitin transferase EC 2.3.2.28: L-allo-isoleucyltransferase EC 2.3.2.29: aspartate/glutamate leucyltransferase EC 2.3.2.30: L-ornithine Nα-acyltransferase EC 2.3.2.31: RBR-type E3 ubiquitin transferase EC 2.3.2.32: cullin-RING-type E3 NEDD8 transferase EC 2.3.2.33: RCR-type E3 ubiquitin transferase EC 2.3.2.34: E2 NEDD8-conjugating enzyme EC 2.3.2.35: capsaicin synthase EC 2.3.2.36: RING-type E3 ubiquitin transferase (cysteine targeting)
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No. Thymosin beta-4 is a 43-residue protein, while TB-500 refers to a seven-residue fragment corresponding to its N-terminal region. The two names are often used loosely in commercial and community writing, which obscures the difference in size, sequence, and likely behavior.
The fragment contains an actin-binding motif, and cell-free experiments show that it can interact with monomeric actin. That observation is the basis for interest in cell migration and repair processes. Effects reported in animals are not established for humans.
Purity is usually stated by the supplier rather than fixed by a pharmacopoeial monograph, and typical listings report a percentage from reverse-phase HPLC. Independent verification is uncommon. Because no single accepted specification exists, comparisons between lots and between suppliers are difficult.
Desiccated storage at −20 °C is conventional, with −80 °C for extended periods. Vials should be warmed to room temperature before opening to prevent condensation on the powder.