Link-N
Pharmaceutical compound
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Link-N (DHLSDNYTLDHDRAIH) is a naturally occurring 16-amino acid peptide which is the N-terminal fragment derived from enzymatic cleavage of cartilage link protein.
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| Formula | C81H120N26O29 |
| Molar mass | 1922.004 g·mol−1 |
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It has antiinflammatory effects and stimulates cartilage regrowth in both in vitro cultures of human cartilage tissue[1][2][3][4] and animal models of arthritis,[5][6][7][8][9][10] but is not known to have been tested in humans.