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The composition of sleep-promoting factor isolated from human urine.

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Krueger, J.M., Pappenheimer, J.R., Karnovsky, M.L.·1982·Journal of Biological Chemistry

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A sleep-promoting substance, Factor S, has been extracted and purified from large volumes of human urine. Urinary Factor S is a small glycopeptide; amino acid-amino sugar analyses of the purified material revealed a substance composed of glutamic acid, alanine, diaminopimelic acid, and muramic acid in molar ratios of 2:2:1:1. The active glycopeptide resembles bacterial peptidoglycans but the composition suggests that it is not simply of adventitious origin. Other reasons for this conclusion are also given. Infusions into the lateral ventricle of the brain of about 5 pmol/kg of body weight induce a 50% increase in slow wave sleep in rabbits. The excess sleep is normal as judged by electrophysiological and behavioral criteria; it resembles the deep sleep that occurs when animals are allowed to sleep following prolonged sleep deprivation.

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Authors
Krueger, J. M., Pappenheimer, J. R., & Karnovsky, M. L.
Affiliations
Harvard University (US)
Venue
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1982-02
Volume
257
Issue
4
Pages
1664-1669
ISSN
0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1559956276
Cited by
192
References
19
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2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 5 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2014: 3
FWCI
10.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Journal of Biological Chemistry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
Keywords
glycopeptides, amino acid composition, diaminopimelic acid, muramic acid, bacterial peptidoglycan, slow-wave sleep, sleep deprivation, intraventricular infusion, rabbits
MeSH terms
Acetylmuramyl-Alanyl-Isoglutamine, Amino Acids, Animals, Biological Assay, Glucosamine, Glycopeptides, Humans, Male, Rabbits, Sleep

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