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目前,一种激素类安眠药——“褪黑激素”正在美国和西方国家的医药市场引起关注。褪黑激素原属人脑垂体自然分泌的一种激素,其化学名为:N-乙酰-5-甲氧基色胺。美国的一家生物技术公司利用重组DNA技术,并借助发酵法工艺在实验工厂中生产褪黑激素的原料药。褪黑激素在体内有多种生理功能,其中最主要的作用是调节人的睡眠时间。该公司已经利用他们人工合成
Currently, a hormonal hypnotic - “melatonin” - is attracting attention in the pharmaceutical markets in the United States and Western countries. Melatonin is a hormone naturally secreted by the human pituitary. Its chemical name is N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine. A biotech company in the United States uses recombinant DNA technology to produce melatonin drug substances in experimental plants using fermentation processes. Melatonin in the body has a variety of physiological functions, the most important of which is to regulate the human sleep time. The company has already made use of their synthetic